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
Baz Luhrmann, a well known film director, adapted this love story to film in 1996, which is called Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, is a tragedy about two young lovers who cannot be together because their families are enemies. Baz Luhrmann directed 'William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet' recounts the Romeo and Juliet story utilizing Shakespearean Language set as a modern day environment. Not all viewers would recognize the language of Shakespeare so the mise en scene and additionally the performers' developments are essential to ensure that the audience recognizes what is happening inside of the dialog. In this essay, I will talk about whether Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Baz Luhrmann's film updates Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy. Two young persons, Romeo and Juliet are the main characters. Romeo and Juliet are attracted to each other by an accustomed feast of the Capulets, and they marry. However, there is a deep-rooted feud between Romeo and Juliet’s families, the house of Montague and the house of Capulet. Juliet also has a problem with a marriage to Paris which Capulet pushes her for.
When picking a scene to analyze in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, it is easy to go straight to the temptingly classic and romantic balcony scene. Especially in the case of Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation Romeo + Juliet, the director gives viewers plenty to talk about with his innovative staging that puts Romeo and Juliet on the same level. However, a more brief scene that gives way to important insight about the film is Romeo and Juliet’s wedding. In Shakespeare’s play the audience does not actually witness the wedding, so Luhrmann had total creative freedom in what he wanted this scene to look like. When the two young lovers finally reach the end of the aisle together, they quickly evoke the image of children playing dress up. Romeo’s suit is old-fashioned and too big for him, as if he borrowed it from his father’s closet. Juliet wears a 1950’s style halter dress, hanging on her like a costume. Her hair is messily pulled into an updo with strands hanging down by her face, making her look like a kid who has tried to do a fancy new hairdo but does not quite know how and could probably use a haircut besides that. Attire aside, Romeo and Juliet just have very young-looking faces. The actors portraying them, Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, are ages 21 and 17 and you can tell by their bright faces and softened features that they are still quite young to be getting married (Rolling Stone). Their clothes and faces combined
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragic love story about two young lovers who are forced to be estranged as a result of their feuding families. The play is about their struggle to contravene fate and create a future together. As such, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood would try and emulate Shakespeare’s masterpiece. This had been done before in many films. Prominent among them were, Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 “Romeo and Juliet” and Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 “William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.” Both films stay true to the themes of Shakespeare’s original play. However, the modernised Luhrmann film not only maintains the essence of Shakespeare’s writings, Luhrmann makes it relevant to a teenage audience. This is
William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, not only sparks themes of love, violence, individuality, and fate, but also of youth and immaturity. As one of the most famous tales of young love to every exist, Romeo and Juliet adds a certain effect of self destruction that comes along with the passionate feelings that escalate between the two young lovers. Throughout the play, the two teenagers discover the power of their love, only to be brought to a great demise due to foolishness and rash decisions. These poor choices are caused by the character's’ immaturity and inability to fully think out their actions.
William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, tells the story of the tragic love between Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. The play has been reinterpreted throughout time and Baz Luhrmann’s film version, William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, uses a modern setting to tell the tale. Luhrmann’s cinematic understanding reinforces the key themes of love, fate and hate as he explores Shakespeare’s famous play.
"LOVE IS A Certain Inborn Suffering derived from the sight of and excessive Meditation upon the beauty of the opposite sex, which causes each one to wish above all things the embraces of the other, and by common desires carry out all of love's precepts in the other's Embrace" is definition of medieval love. But Really, How much does Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet comes to terms of traditional " love"? Think about Romeo in the very beginning of the play, when he talks about Rosaline. He describes, rather about her looks as he says: " O, she is rich in beauty, only poor". Romeo talks of his unattainable love to the beautiful Rosaline. He sees Rosaline as strong, for she would never be hit by cupid's arrow. This is an example of courtly
Written in the 16th century, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is still the foundations of classic literature today. Although this text is almost four centuries old, what keeps us interested is Romeo and Juliet’s tragic story of youthfulness and impulsiveness. It follows the protagonists’ progression into mature adults; overcoming the obstacles of authority along the way. The idea of a passionate, youthful love is something many of us relate to, furthermore, the audience can comprehend the emotions that these characters feel because we recognise them as emotions of the youth. Three key scenes that highlight youthfulness and its consequences are Scene one of Act one, Scene two of Act two, Scene five of Act three. These three scenes represent
In the play, Romeo and Juliet, the entire plot revolves around the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet. They are both youthful and and childish characters, and their immaturity makes the play dynamic. However, there are several moments throughout the play where they show maturity. There is a sense of tragedy in each of these moments because the audience understands that in the short span of the six days this play occupies, the characters age years. Romeo and Juliet both mature as characters and as people throughout the events of the play. Their maturation is caused by the circumstances they go through.
“William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet”, as portrayed in Luhrmann’s 1997 film, reveals that the cause of love will always lead to the consequence of death. Luhrmann focuses on highlighting this connection through the usage of props, costumes, and symbols, the foreshadowing of Romeo’s and Juliet’s fate, and Romeo’s compassion for his friends and family throughout the film. These aspects of the film emphasize the connection of love and death and explore the harsh realities and truths relating to this connection.
Romeo and Juliet Romeo as a character matures from just a normal teenager from the beginning of the play to a man through the course of the play, the events affect Romeo directly to spur his maturity. Romeo’s marriage with Juliet was the starting line of his character maturing. But it is with the death of Mercutio, Tybalt and the acceptance of his exile, that Romeo finally becomes an adult. Throughout the course of the play Romeo makes stubborn mistakes the shapes his maturity, but also results in the tragic death of Juliet and him. With Romeo and Juliet’s marriage, Romeo matures and doesn’t just think about himself, but everyone that is important around him, especially Juliet.
Although dated, the story of Romeo and Juliet still holds great appeal and relevance to today’s society, despite the differences in morals and values between William Shakespeare’s audience 500 years ago, and Baz Luhrmann’s audience today. The arising issues of order and authority, fate and love entertain/ed and appeals/ed to both viewers in different ways.
Furthermore, later on within the Shakespeare play there comes a moment where the family feud will get the best of strong emotion Romeo has for Capulets. Although this love will be shaken Juliet maintains full compassion for her Romeo, now husband within the storyline. Tybalt the cousin of Juliet will now pursue to let loose his grudge of two Montagues entering the party the night Romeo and his lover met. This cousin will go on to seek a fencing battle to the death. Romeo will reject this violence with pure love, but is seen to be a coward within the crowd. The friend of Romeo, Mercutio, will not take this lightly and stirs a battle with Tybalt in honor of his friend’s name. In result of this, Mercutio will experience death and Romeo will have “fire-eyed fury” as his conduct now. This lover of Capulets will go as far as facing Tybalt, killing him and causing himself to be banished from the town of Verona. When Juliet eventually hears of this news she will be torn apart, but not torn from her commitment to Romeo. In fact, she expresses if any of the two were to be dead, she’d rather live with her husband, which leads up to the question of ‘how will she?’ if he is exiled and she is expected to
Romeo and Juliet’s actions may seem rushed and immature, but Baz Luhrmann’s movie offers a compelling insight into their decisions. By setting this Elizabethan era play in the present day, the viewer can see past the differences in scenery and clothing compared to those of their lives, to analyze the unique characteristics of the lovers’ society and upbringing that may have led to their hasty love affair and violent end. Luhrmann creates a culture of violence and speed through careful decisions regarding cinematography, editing, and sound.
What is love? Is it an object? Is it a feeling? Is it even attainable? Love is everything, it is an object, it is an emotion, and it cannot be bought, stolen, given. Love can only be found. Love is discovered in the most unthinkable places during the most unimaginable times. It can never be predicted who you fall in love with or when you do but all you do know is that you are in love and you would give anything for that person, and for your love to always stay resilient through all other obstacles and distractions. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Montague’s and Capulet’s are know and expected to hate each other until the miracle of love presented its self. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. They both fell in love when