Comparing Two Different Versions Of Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare, originally published in 1597. It is a tragedy of two star-crossed lovers, who fall in love with each other despite their families hate. The play is taught in many schools and it is often coupled with a movie adaptation of the play. There have been many movie adaptations of Romeo and Juliet done and yet there are only a few out of the five I have watched that I would recommend. The top one that I would recommend is the 1968 version, directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

The ratings on Amazon for Romeo and Juliet (1968) are 4.7 out of 5 stars. The rating on Rotten Tomatoes is 97%. The 1968 version is forever going to be my favorite, it is something that brought the characters to life in a

I watched the BBC Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (1978). I loved how it had almost a more realistic representation of the clothing. Juliet drinking the poison was a very interesting scene. I loved how the Friar was the only one who noticed the bottle on the ground. Paris was killed in this version as well, which I always favor. It went more on the play while a few of the others strayed from it to adapt it into a movie. I loved Romeo’s reaction when he realised who he had killed, Paris was Mercutio’s kinsman. His reaction was anguished, and the lines he delivered were soft. It was a nice movie overall. The other version of Romeo and Juliet I watched was something else. It was different from all the other versions, meaning it looked like it was filmed on a stage. That brought the feeling of watching the actual play come to life, for where it was set and because they did not diverge off of the lines. It seemed to me like every line was given from the play. While a few of the others skipped out of a few lines and even scenes. I loved how the Mercutio Queen Mab scene was delivered. It was a very nice scene, telling the story in a way where it was humored, it brought more attention to the character. The scene where Lord Capulet is telling off Tybalt was fairly good. The actor who played Capulet had a very strong voice and made the

Within the BBC version, the deaths were even more cringe worthy than the 1968 version. The actors chosen for Mercutio and Benvolio made the characters seem off. In fact, even the actor who played Romeo was a bit off for the part and yet later within the movie he fit the role better. Another fact within the movie was that the set was very limited and they circled back. It seemed very bland, if they had the Tybalt fight in a different spot, it would have been fresher. It seemed like they reused a lot of the same spots to film different scenes. The emotional aspect of the movie was very boring. A lot of the lines were delivered as if they didn’t matter. There was not a lot of emotion within a few of the actors. The few that had emotion was that of Romeo and Tybalt. Those were the only two that I slightly gave an emotional response to. The ‘Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare’ version was also lacking on the actors. Benvolio was very out of character for me. Juliet was just awkward. The actress who portrayed Juliet within this version was trying too hard, it all seemed so very fake. A few other character also seemed very fake and like they were trying to hard. The character’s who were younger were portrayed as older, which I felt was off. It was written in another time where at that younger age, it was acceptable to marry. They