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Comparing Different Versions Of Romeo And Juliet

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The dramatic interpretation directed by Dominic Dromgoole in 2010 stands out as the best when comparing different versions of Romeo and Juliet. It is important to analyze and compare these adaptations to understand their strengths and weaknesses. Dromgoole's play was filmed at the Globe Theater, where the original performances of Romeo and Juliet took place from 1594 to 1597. On the other hand, Franco Zeffirelli's adaptation was filmed in different cities in Italy. Zeffirelli's version seemed more realistic for a movie, but it didn't stay true to the original play as Dromgoole's did. The movie Romeo and Juliet by Baz Luhrmann in general, is a film in a modern style, where almost everything has been completely changed. Therefore, the places …show more content…

However, in Franco Zeffirelli's adaptation, they left out some important scenes and made changes to some lines. For example, Act 5, Scene 3, in which Romeo fights and eventually kills Paris outside Juliet's crypt, was filmed but deleted from the final print. And Baz Luhrmann's movie version is very different from the original play. They changed names, items, scenes, and even the families. For example, swords are replaced by guns; in the original, Gregory and Sampson are Capulets, but in the film, they are Montagues. We also need to see what each version emphasizes or leaves out. Dromgoole's play at the Globe Theater focused on the original plot with the revealing of the characters through their actions and words. It helped the audience understand the deep meaning of Romeo and Juliet. Zeffirelli's adaptation might have looked more realistic, but it didn't highlight some important aspects of the play. And Luhrmann's movie tried to look modern, but it moved away from the original play's heart. This means that the original play's important messages and dramatic techniques might be missing or not as strong in these different

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The first change of the movie, which most people saw almost immediately as this character appeared was Mercutio. He acted a lot different in the movie than he did in the play, in the movie he was more childish, immature, more dramatic. For example when Mercutio started telling Romeo the story of Queen Mab, he was more dramatic and sarcastic but by the end he was almost screaming, and during the Capulet party he was extremely childish, which most people thought was funny but if the situation was more serious, many people would be upset and angry with him. I believe that the director decided to change Mercutio in this way is to make it more dramatic than the play was originally, to make the scenes more tense if needed.

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