The Similarities between the Zefirelli and the Luhrman is the use of the Shakespearean language and the difference is their settings. While, the similarities between the Zefirelli and West Side Story is that they both follow the story of “Romeo and Juliet” although they are different in the setting and language that is used. West side Story and Lurman is similar in the setting they used, more modern, but different in how they have made the story and also the language used. So, these three movie versions of the “Romeo and Juliet” have differences and similarities between them. Franco Zeferelli made “Romeo and Juliet” very traditional that it really uses a balcony to show the balcony scene.
Compare how language is used to express an opinion of love in sonnet 116 and another poem (Quickdraw) Shakespeare’s ‘Sonnet 116’ and Carol Ann Duffy’s poem ‘Quickdraw’ both talk about the relationship between two people, however they talk about them in very contrasting ways. Sonnet 116 and Quickdraw are written in different forms. Shakespeare’s poem is written in sonnet form with three quatrains and a rhyming couplet. This regular pattern shows that this is what love should be like and is normal. The use of iambic pentameter also stresses key ideas and words whilst the poem can still flow.
Romeo is dressed in a knight’s costume, and as knights are traditionally portrayed as heroic characters- (Knight in shining armor), Lurhmann is trying to make readers feel more emphatic for Romeo. Paris on the other hand, is dressed in an astronaut costume which can be seen as silly and immature, therefore making the audience favour Romeo more than Paris, as Romeo seems to be more serious. Lurhmann uses mis en scene very effectively. The music as well as dim lighting plays a significant role in creating a romantic atmosphere for their first
The actors in the film were very convincing and realistic actors. At the start, we can see that Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) was brooding over the fact that Rosaline didn’t return his love. Claire Danes’ portrayal of Juliet was really realistic, she gave the image that she was an innocent little girl. Paris is acted out really naively. The actors portrayed the emotions in a way that makes it more enjoyable for teenagers.
As someone who has done the same type of album with the author, I consider this to be a successful one, with persuasive details and feelings from the play of Romeo and Juliet. The name of the album is Sweet Sorrow, by I Defy You, Star band. Through six lyrics, different feelings and different events are presented, reminding us of the prodigious love between the two main characters and how their love ends tragically. Six songs are chronological. The first four songs are based on the first four scenes.
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.
Brandon FLOGGNAW 4/28/14 Period 1 ENG 9 R+J Movie Compare/Contrast Pros and Cons The two Romeo and Juliet movies were very unique and creative. The two movies were very different but still stayed true to the original play. The two movies barely changed to much in the movie, but they did still add a few things here and there. The two movies were very good, they were both very good adaptions of the original play. Even though the movies were very good adaptions, the movies did changes some things whether it was text or scenery.
The balcony scene in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” has become one of the most well known scenes ever written. We see the language of love between Romeo and Juliet in a dramatic-scene when they express their affection for each other. This scene is very important and sets up the building blocks for the rest of the play. After viewing the two versions of Romeo and Juliet, one by Franco Zeffirelli from 1968, and the other by Baz Luhrmann from 1997, I believe that the 1968 version is by far a more precise and on point representation of the balcony scene. With being both made after the same play, these two movies have many differences in just one scene alone.
Strong feelings exist in every age and were as pertinent in the 19th century and to the Elizabethans as they are to modern day readers. Despite the fact language has evolved, while most plays are not written in blank verse, Shakespeare’s lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter express feelings as much now as they would then. Both playwright and poet depict strong feelings through form, dramatic devices and linguistic features. The paranoia of the Duke of Ferrara and the vengeance expressed by the Courtier contribute to the multifaceted theme of strong feelings. This theme is continued in Romeo and Juliet with love between the two characters but hatred between the Capulet and Montague families.
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