Don't Hang Up Philosophy -Philosophy Can Make A Movie Film: Romeo and Juliet Director: Baz Luhrmann Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio & Claire Danes Plot: Two lovers of rival, disputing families take their lives. ... So begins Baz Luhrmann's production of Shakespeare's beloved play, "Romeo and Juliet," from the famous opening line of "Two Households both alike in dignity.." to the tragic end, the viewer is whisked away into thedepths?... Casting includes Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Juliet as well as great performances by John Leguizamo (Tybalt) and, Harold Per...

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Some of the scenes in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are different from the ones in Baz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet. ... Both Romeo and Juliet are young, and full of life. ... In the text where Juliet says ". . . ... When Romeo walked in, he saw Juliet lying on her bed. ... The most famous scene in Romeo and Juliet, come on! ...

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But many people don't look past the text and read between the lines. ... This is similar to the Romeo and Juliet tragedy. ... These two emotions are what makes up Romeo and Juliet. ... By this point Romeo could think of nothing but Juliet and how she was. ... Though it was tragic that Romeo and Juliet took there life's in protest of there love. ...

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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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BAZ LUHRMANNS ROMEO AND JULIET Sometime in the 1800's, Shakespeare created a romance play called Romeo and Juliet. ... In 1997, Baz Luhrmann did a remake of Romeo and Juliet and even though it is based on the original version, it is still very different. In the opening scene of Romeo and Juliet, you see a news reporter on the TV, telling the viewers of two wealthy families living in Verona. ... Even though this improved the movie, it was also frustrating because it makes you think "why didn't Romeo just phone Juliet?". ... Overall, I think Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet ...

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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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