The 1996 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, provides viewers with the same theatrical influence as the original play. ... Today, Shakespeare's poetic language would leave viewers perplexed. Luhrmann is able to keep Shakespeare's original language by incorporating creative cinematography, editing, and style. ... He turns Shakespeare's original play into a distinguishable, modern film. ... Luhrmann's adaptation successfully represents the elements of Shakespeare's original play. ...

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How successful is Baz Luhrman's film as an appropriation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"? Baz Luhrman's film, "Romeo and Juliet" is a highly successful appropriation of Shakespeare's classic because it reflects the attitudes of its modern context. ... However, Luhrman's film conveys the values embodied in the play and the impossible love, hate and sorrow that are the essence of Shakespeare's tragedy. Baz Luhrman's "Romeo and Juliet" is set in a modern city; a striking contrast to the Elizabethan England of William Shakespeare. ... Thus, the story o...

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Romeo And Juliet is a brilliantly written tragic drama written by William Shakespeare in about 1594. ... That alone could also be the lead reasoning behind the dramatic difference in Romeo's irrational changeability as a dynamic character, to Juliet's ability to remain (For the most part) a static character throughout Shakespeare's play. ... What also makes Shakespeare's play so interesting is the two main points of similarities that include each rolls persistence with one another, and constant impulsiveness throughout the story. ...

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