Consider the differences between the different texts or Zeferelli's film, and discuss how the medium of film has been used to create a modern popular text. (Word limit: 800-1000 words) Romeo and Juliet is widely known as one of the artistic masterpieces of our time. ... At the time in which Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, it would have been believable that a thirteen-year-old girl would find herself in the predicament that Juliet finds herself in. ... In the Zeferelli version, only one song had lyrics- the love theme-, which is played when Romeo first lays eyes on Juliet. ... The ...

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Romeo and Juliet coursework Romeo and Juliet is a play with many themes like love, death, friendship, revenge and honour. ... The marriage between Romeo and Juliet is the second event that affects Act 3 Scene 1 Romeo feels that as he is married to Juliet he should not hate the Capulets. ... Luhrmann does this by setting his play in modern Verona with gun battles and Hollywood actors, however zefirelli's version is very old and set in the time the text comes from. ... When Romeo enters he will be very happy for the reason that he has just married Juliet, as soon as Tybalt sees Romeo h...

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The 1996 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, provides viewers with the same theatrical influence as the original play. ... He is able to accomplish this through the use of dialogue, written text, and visual images. ... There are several scenes in which Luhrmann incorporates water as a means to show the innocence, love, and passion of Romeo and Juliet. ... For the leading roles in, "Romeo + Juliet," Luhrmann invited two young American entertainers, Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. ... It was as simple as that," ("Production Notes: Romeo and Juliet"). ...

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In addition to their methods, the destruction of social relations is something that appears in both texts. ... Like when John read a scene from Romeo and Juliet to Hemholtz who, "Broke out in an explosion of uncontrollable guffawing. ... Additionally the fact that he called Juliet "idiotic" for loving Romeo indicates that he does not believe in love and devotion. ...

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