Shakespeare’s film Romeo and Juliet is fundamentally a play about the power of love to transcend hatred. In order to achieve this, Shakespeare places Romeo and Juliet on opposing sides of an intense familial feud. My film will take place in the West Bank, a space of conflict between Israeli and Palestinian people. Lavi (Romeo) will be an Israeli, Sabaha (Juliet) will be a Palestinian. Shakespeare lets Romeo and Juliet fall in love and continue to do anything and everything for one another even in putting themselves in dangerous situations to demonstrate the potency of love. I am going to achieve this by having Lavi and Sabaha risking being caught and facing tragic consequences. This appropriation allows modern audiences to understand Shakespeare's work and the themes he explores by using a more contextual relevant setting. In fact, my film expands on these ideas as the families have more intense differences than the simple familial rivalrey of the Montegues and Capulets such as the religious and cultural differences of Jewish Israelis and Muslim Palestinians. Therefore, proving that the force of love is stronger then hate in a much more profound way. This presentation will be focus on my appropriation of act 2, scene 2. Costume …show more content…
The quote shows that it’s not the personality or looks of a person that their respective families despise, but the family name is what makes them the enemy. Therefore if they were not to have that name there would be no problems or boundaries on their love. Within my film the costume desiner will be required to demonstrate this. Sabaha will be costumed in a hijab and the costume of Lavi instantly shows that he is Jewish. The audience would be able to distinguish them into two opposite cultures and also understand that their relationship is disapproved of within their