William Shakespeare's classical play "The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" begins with a prologue. ... Sonnets usually consist of 14 lines, the prologue of "Romeo and Juliet" follows this structure. ... I also think the he chose to use a sonnet is because Romeo and Juliet is about love and this is what sonnets were used for. ... The chorus wasn't an actual character in the play, just as the newsreader is not a character in the film version. ... Overall I think that that the prologue for "Romeo and Juliet" outlines the storyline very well for the audiences benefit. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Baz Luhrmann directed such films as Strictly Ballroom, Romeo and Juliet and the musical Moulin Rouge. ... In Romeo and Juliet parts of it a re filmed with them on the stage on the beach. ... In Romeo and Juliet the music is used to help describe what's going on in the scene or the personalities of some of the characters. ... The other character that provides some amusement is Juliet's nurse who always acts "over the top" about everything and this causes Juliet immense frustration. ... In Romeo and Juliet these is a definite cowboy theme running through the whole film. ...

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• Grade Level: High School