Comparison Of William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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William Shakespeare was a poet, a playwright, and an actor. He greatly influences on the modern English language, and he wrote 38 play. William Shakespeare born in the Renaissance, and the Elizabethan Age. In 1564 William Shakespeare was born in Stratford- upon-Avon, and pass away at 1616 years. During Elizabethan Age, Shakespeare play was very popular, and Queen Elizabeth I loved his works. However, people all know about Shakespeare's play Romeo & Juliet. Romeo & Juliet was first published in 1597 and was thought to have been written between 1591 and 1595. Romeo & Juliet belong to the tragedy of traditional love. The 1996 film Romeo + Juliet was directed by Baz Luhrmann. It was adapted from Shakespeare's play of the same name. The film was …show more content…

But, the film place was used in a fictional city called Verona Beach. Drama and film were about two families have an ancient grudge, but their child lover each other and die together. Because this hate lets a lot of people died. Act I Scene I, beginning it was very different. Samson and Gregory talked about “A dog of the house of Montague moves me.” (line 7). After they met Montague's Abraham and Balthasar. Samson bites his thumb to Abraham. “Abraham: Do you bite your thumb at us sir?” “Samson: No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you sir, but I bite my thumb sir.” ( line 43 and 46). They proceed to argue about whose master is better and fight until Benvolio arrives and tells them to put up their swords. Tybalt shows up and further pick up the fight. In the film shows Benvolio and the Montague boys are cruising along the highway in a bright yellow convertible, laughing, one of them turning around to the camera and yelling: “A dog of the house of Capulet moves me!” In the film shows Benvolio and the Montague boys are cruising along the highway in a bright yellow convertible, laughing, one of them turning around to the camera and yelling: “A dog of the house of Capulet moves me!” After they walking to a gas station, and they saw Tybalt and the Capulet boy was in there. The Montague boys bite his thumb to Abraham, and they have a struggle on street. In this Act I Scene I, they did …show more content…

For instance, When Romeo and Mercutio are going to Capulet's prom. Mercutio gives Romeo a drug before they went to Capulets prom. But in the play, Mercutio did not give Romeo anything. The film changed the most classic balcony is moved to the swimming pool. In the play, when Juliet fake dies the Paris going to the Capulets' burial vault want to see Juliet, and Romeo too. In Act V Scene III Romeo said, “I'll cram thee with more food.”(line 48) and opens the tomb. After Paris going out and fight with Romeo, Paris death. But Paris has a wish “O, I am slain! If thou be merciful, Open the tomb, lay me with Juliet.”(line 72-73). Romeo dies too before Juliet wakes up. After Juliet wakes up, she saw Romeo dies. She said, “Oh happy dagger. This is thy sheath. Their rust, and let me die.”(lind 174-175). The end of the film was very different. When Romeo is going to drink poison and Juliet was already awake. At this time she looked at her lover, but quietly, smiling softly to see Romeo. Romeo was so silent and sad to drink that poison. Romeo was so silent that he drank poisonous wine in the face of sober Juliet, and Juliet kisses Romeo after using the gun kill