Director of ""Romeo Must Die"" Andrzej Bartkowiak reveals his thoughts behind the transformation of the Shakespearian classic, """Romeo and Juliet""". I have forever had a fascination with the Shakespearian play ""Romeo and Juliet"". ... In ""Romeo Must Die"" there is no overruling power figure to inflict lawful order in the society, as the Price does in ""Romeo and Juliet"". ... The role of love and fate also vary greatly in the two texts. ... Romeo has been transformed into Han and Juliet, Trish. ...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" (1998, P.4) 'Active Methods' allow the play to be real in the classroom and from simple alterations where photocopies of the book become scripts, for instance, can remove the overwhelming feeling that a large amount of text needs to be studied. ... Even if pupils use the same setting and style that Luhrmann uses for his 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet, when it comes to pupils considering their own adaptation they must be guided to justify their own decisions. ... From the Centre for Education Development Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) report based on the evaluation of the RS...

• Word Count: 3914
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate