Every time a movie is remade, there are bound to be differences between the original and the new versions. Romeo and Juliet has been adapted into multiple movies, each portraying the tragic play in the director’s own way. In the 1967 version of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, portrays Romeo and Juliet in a lighthearted manner. In the 1996 version, directed by Baz Luhrmann, is more violent and filled with action. In the 1967 Romeo and Juliet movie, the fight scene between Mercutio and Tybalt is portrayed in a jesting manner based on the light-hearted personality of Mercutio whereas, in the 1996 version, the battle scene is dark and violent due to the brooding and notoriously problematic personality of the modern Mercutio. In the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Baz Luhrmann, the fight scene between Mercutio and Tybalt is …show more content…
In the 1996 version, Mercutio is angry and filled with hate. In the 1997 version of Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio is a joyful and humor-filled individual who has no intention of harming anyone. The the newer adaption of the Mercutio vs Tybalt fight scene, the mood quickly turns dark to Mercutio’s eagerness to enact violence and carry out a contemptible act upon a member of the opposing family. Mercutio in the older adaption of the play does not show this same mindset when in contact with Tybalt. Mercutio makes light of the situation at hand, his own death. The older Mercutio draws attention away from his fatal injury with humor and pretends that everything is okay. In the newer version of the play, Mercutio is dramatic and is filled with rage. He looks at Tybalt with disdain whereas the 1967 Mercutio sees the event of his death as an incidental occurrence. The joyful Mercutio allows the fight scene to be shown in a light-hearted manner which brings on light-hearted fighting. The 1996 Mercutio brings on hate and violence, which is what the battle scene