Romeo and Juliet Compare and Contrast

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The 1968 version of of Romeo and Juliet film was better because of its setting and the balcony scene. The area of the films that had the most difference is the setting. The setting of the 1968 film was set in the middle ages; which fits Shakespeare’s time closer than the 1997 version that was modernized. Although in both films the Capulets and Montagues had swords and daggers. In the 168 film they actually were swords and daggers; in the 1997 film the swords and daggers were the name of their guns. In the old film there were only white people in the movie; where in the 1997 film Mercutio and the prince were black. The two families in the 1968 film were royalty, and in the 1997 film the families seemed similar to the mafia. In the 1997 film Lady Capulet and Tybalt have a different relationship; which signifies that she was married young. In both films Lord Capulet and Lord Montague were significantly older that their spouses. One major area of difference in the films was how the balcony scene was presented. In the 1968 version the balcony scene was on a balcony; where in the 1997 version the balcony scene took place by a pool. In the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet talked until the next morning. In the 1997 film Romeo left before the morning. However the 1968 film left out the part where Juliet is on the balcony and Romeo was on the ground; she told him that she was looking down at him as he was in a grave. That part was in the 1997 film. In the 1968 film Romeo listens to Juliet speaking out loud; where as in the 1997 film Romeo hid on the vine when Juliet came out of the elevator. The 1968 Romeo and Juliet film was the better version because of the balcony scene and the setting of the film. The setting is more in Shakespearean time; also the balcony scene was on a

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