How Did Romeo And Juliet Change Shakespeare's Time

The setting was transposed from 1300s Verona, Italy to 1990s “Verona Beach,” which has a Los Angeles vibe. The change of the time period and setting where the biggest changes to the text, yet the reason begin the changed showed how relevant Shakespeare's text can be. Luhrmann immediately shows the audience that this is not going to be Shakespeare's time. From the first shot and solique, the audience immediately knows though the language is Shakespeare the setting is ours, making the audience think about their society. Luhrmann never stops using Shakespeare's text to reflect his time. With the gang violence that was happening in the 1990s, which was already talked about in the introduction, it was very powerful to add the aspect of the gangs to the family dynamic; it cause a thought provoking response to how much bloodshed was happening at the time, and how much that can affect the individuals involved.

This was drastically shown in act 4 scene 1, when Juliet threatens to kill herself because Romeo has been banished and she is being forced to marry Paris, with Juliet holding a gun up to her head instead using a knife, her emotions became much more intense and dangerous. Furthermore, changing the Prince into the Police Chief was also a reflective view in our society too, because just like the Prince, though the Police says he are taking action and in control, he is