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Mature Love In Romeo And Juliet

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People often debate whether youth are capable to handle a mature love, the answer can vary. William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ epitomizes this common topic, the main characters are two teenagers who fall in love in first sight, which leads to the death of two. Notwithstanding, in comparison with France Zeffirelli’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’, Romeo and Juliet are portrayed more mature in Baz Luhrmann’s film. This can be evident in 3 ways: the ways of acting, the reaction of Juliet after learning the death of Tybalt, and the setting of scenes. In Luhrmann’s film, the acting of Romeo and Juliet are illustrated to be reliable and chill, this is evident in many situations (1996). The first time Juliet appears in the movie, she seems cool-headed. …show more content…

The reaction of Juliet illuminates her maturity and that she already thought of the future with Romeo. Juliet kneels down in front of the god statue, Juliet has a guilty feeling to Capulet family because her secret husband killed her cousin. Juliet appears like she is blaming the god to allow the death of Tybalt and that she needs to face this crucial situation (William Shakespeare's "Star-Crossed Lovers" in Hollywood: Love, Youth, and Sexuality in Baz Luhrmann’s and Franco Zeffirelli's Film). Regardless of what Juliet does with Romeo afterward, she understands her position as she needs to choose between husband and family. According to the interpretations above, these two main characters take their love seriously. On the contrary, in the Zeffirelli’s film, Juliet does not seem like she realizes her position. When Juliet learns about that Romeo kills Tybalt, she rolls on her bed and cries with nasal sound. It is noticeable that she only knows that her cousin was dead, but does not realize that her marriage relationship is facing a dangerous condition. In Zeffirelli’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’, Juliet still thinks she is completely royal to the Capulets, in which case, she is

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