Romeo and Juliet can be interpreted in many different ways, even though it follows the same script. Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet and Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet are similar in many ways, however they also differ significantly. Both films are based on Shakespeare’s play and have used the language in which Shakespeare originally wrote the play. However, in Baz Luhrmann’s version, some lines have been cut. Both films provide very different perspectives on Shakespeare's text because of the different eras in which they were set.
How does meaning change in the Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui when you compare the original text with the 1972 BBC production. Bertolt Brecht’s original play, ‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’ is a didactic play which depicts the rise of both Ui and Hitler. Brecht uses many techniques such as black humour, underlying threat and the use of subtle allegories to convey serious messages to his audience. However in the BBC’s 1972 production of the play (directed by Jack Gold) these grave points are lost, with the attempt to entertain the audience replacing Brecht’s original intention to teach. We see in addition to this that meaning is not only lost but changed, such as how we view the characters and the impact of their actions due to the variations in the Prologue.
There is a duality to the character of Hamlet, as his madness changes from a performance to true insanity throughout the play. Initially, in Act 1 Scene 5, Hamlet is coerced by the ghost and decides that he will “put an antic disposition on”. This is the main use of dramatic irony in the play, as the audience knows Hamlet’s madness is performed. However as the play develops and changes, so too does Hamlet’s madness. Act 3 Scene 4 is the main turning point for Hamlet’s madness.
Hamlet Film Review Many films today stem from novels, plays, or old cartoons. Innovation seems to be a thing of the past. Shakespeare's Hamlet is definitely a thing of the past, written around 1600. It has been put into film by various directors; some more efficient than others in displaying the emotions Shakespeare intended. The Zeffirelli version of Shakespeare's Hamlet is an example of a successful portrayal, creating emotions of discontent and passion for the audience.
William Shakespeare’s play Romeo & Juliet has remained the same as its message transcends time, yet its representation has changed as English society has changed. The play Romeo & Juliet was written by William Shakespeare sometime in the early to mid 1590’s and broadcasts the message of forbidden love. As the prologue in original text says the story is about “A pair of star-cross’d lovers…” who in the end “..take their life”. The families of Montague and Capulet have been feuding for years as you come to find out in the beginning of the play. The story starts off with Romeo
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern: Critical Evaluation of Opening Scenes Tom Stoppard’s film adaption of his play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, has a distinct difference from its original performance script. From the opening scenes, modifications have been made to change the emphasis on certain ideas. Stoppard subtly changes the meaning of the narrative through emphasising particular aspects in characterisation and changes in the script. With a realistic setting and the point of view created by the camera, the changes are furthered simply by the medium of film. The opening scene of the adaptation differs from that of the play script in that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are travelling through an ominous, mountain landscape, rather than being still in “a place without any visible character”.
Death of a Salesman Movie Critique In many cases, when a book is produced into a film, the director may make a lot of changes that can take away from book. In the film, “Death of a Salesman” directed by Volker Schlondorff, there were barely any changes made. Watching the movie helped me to understand and grasp the characters personalities portrayed in the play by Arthur Miller. In the play Willy was described as a lost and confused salesman who struggled with his inner self. Dustin Hoffman played the character of Willy and he really captured Willy’s passion and relationships with everyone he encountered.
Fowles is constantly trying to highlight the differences between art and reality in order to give his characters independence. Up to Chapter 13’s digression, Fowles’s readers have been allowed to consider that they have been reading a conventional Victorian novel to a certain extent. However, Fowles’s repetition of ‘perhaps’ encourages his readers to view the text in a more fictional way. When Fowles teases the audience by saying; ‘perhaps I live now in one of the houses I have brought into the fiction’ – he humorously says that his fictional characters are ‘perhaps’ an ‘illusion’ therefore stating that the whole novel is an illusion. From the outset we already know that their author controls Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as Shakespeare already writes out their destiny for them.
Roderigo discloses his trust for Iago in the opening lines of the play. In addition, Iago tells several things about himself to Roderigo, including the fact that he trusts Roderigo with the knowledge that he serves Othello, only to further his intentions. However, I am sure that Shakespeare’s use of Iago as a confidante to Roderigo was not to show the same kind of friendship that Roderigo has for Iago, but to disclose his deceit - to use Roderigo. Iago summed this up himself, “I am not what I am”. (Act 1, Scene 1, line 65).
April 15, 2013 OTHELLO Extra Credit Response According to Aristotle’s six elements of drama, Othello was the tragic hero whose weakness for having faith in those who he thinks tell the truth (Iago) allows him to be manipulated and blinded his jealousy that Iago created as an illusion. This downfall of his led to the death of Desdemona. Othello’s lack for evidence, such as proof of the handkerchief, allowed tragedy to occur in the play. Seeing the play Othello live rather than reading it from a book allowed me to understand the writing and meaning of Shakespeare. Watching Othello, I already knew the underlined themes and symbolism, etc.