In Baz Luhrman's production of Romeo and Juliet many filming style techniques have been used. ... The only major thing that has been left the wait it was when Shakespeare wrote the play is the language. ... By leaving the language as it was originally written, Luhrman gives a huge contrast between modern and the old. ... Franco Zefferelli's production of Romeo and Juliet is both realistic and traditional. ... The only time we hear them is at the beginning, at the time of the prologue, and when Romeo first enters. ...

• Word Count: 1950
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Huxley juxtaposes sonnets and hypnopaedic rhymes to demonstrate their infantile pleasures and trite language. ... John used other quotes of Shakespeare through the novel in response to all highly emotional situations, slowly introducing the reader back into the intensity and beauty of classical language after being deprived of it through the duration of the book. John, in response to Lenina, calls upon memories of Romeo and Juliet as well as other plays by Shakespeare. ... When being read Romeo and Juliet, Helmholtz could not help from laughing hysterically at the Juliet's plea to her m...

• Word Count: 1445
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate