Romeo and Juliet, a play written by William Shakespeare, and Gnomeo and Juliet, a movie inspired by the play, have numerous differences and similarities with the characters, setting, and plot. Firstly, Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet compared to the movie, Gnomeo and Juliet have many variations and similarities regarding the characters in each story. For example, a similarity between both stories is that they both have the same characters. They both have a character named Tybalt, Juliet, Paris, and Benny is a nickname for Benvolio.
Gnomeo & Juliet: A Shakespeare remake Everybody knows the story of the two star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet, but the gnome-version that is something entirely new. Gnomeo & Juliet is a 3D computer-animated fantasy family film, directed by Kelly Asbury. This is a star-class director and story artist when we’re talking about animated movies. Shrek, Toy Story, Frozen, Wreck-it Ralph… are all made or written by him.
In times of bloodshed and malice, do you stay devoted to your family and companions or do you pursue the love of your life? These are the questions Romeo and Juliet, our protagonists and lovers, had to ask themselves consistently throughout the play. Romeo and Juliet is a classical theater piece that addresses forbidden love amongst the freights of war between two households, the Montagues and the Capulets. That being said, there have been abundant amounts of renditions featuring the same scenarios. This essay will be analyzing and contrasting how well the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet and the movie Gnomeo and Juliet correspond to Shakespeare's original
The novel “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is a play that tells a tale of a tragic love that continuously utilizes those events for the creation of the film “The Titanic”. “Romeo and Juliet” is a play that tells the story of two people that could not live their love due to their parents, so it ends on a tragedy. Romeo and Juliet could not be together because they have an existing dispute among the Montagues and Capulets. “The Titanic” is a movie that narrates the love story of Jack and Rose on a ship. On the course of the movie, their love was completely forbidden by Rose’s family because they were from different classes.
Romeo and Juliet and Gnomeo and Juliet are two different stories with the same plot and meaning. One is the traditional story created by William Shakespeare while the other is a British-American movie that came out in 2011. In this essay it tells the differences between the two and how they relate and differ. Romeo and Juliet is a more young-adult play meant for older readers. The mood of the play was more sad and depressing because Juliet and Romeo were getting separated, they ended up dying in the end.
Gnomeo & Juliet puts a fairy tale like spin on the classic Shakespearean tragedy, set to a collection of Elton John’s greatest hits, this animated rendition of Romeo and Juliet is full of vibrant colours and ridiculous puns. The film parodies itself, poking fun at the endless retellings of the same story and Shakespeare’s undeniable love for unhappy endings. Though this revival aims to reinterpret the story, its subtlety leaves much to be desired. Therefore, I have decided to give this film 3.5/5 vials of
Gnomeo and Juliet is a spin off of Romeo and Juliet, the play. Some of the differences may be a result of the movie being aimed at children while the play is usually read in highschool and not read by preschoolers. The basic plot is the same; likewise, some famous lines in the play are noticeable in the movie. To fully understand the similarities and differences, it is necessary to know who or what in the movie resembles who or what in the play. Juliet and Romeo are easily identified as Juliet and Gnomeo.
While the two stories are very similar, many differences can be seen between the two. Differences such as characters not dying, characters being gnomes, and a modern setting, change the story of Romeo and Juliet from a tragedy into a comedy. One of the major differences between Romeo and Juliet and
The animated tale Gnomeo & Juliet is a children oriented movie which adapted from William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy work, Romeo & Juliet. The story is introduced to the audience by a little gnome reading a prologue on a stage with a lighting focuses on him, saying "The story you are about to see has been told before. A lot. And now we are going to tell it again. But different.
First, a similarity between the movie and play is that both families/groups live in Verona. Romeo and Juliet takes place in the city of Verona, Italy. On the other end in Gnomeo and Juliet, the two families live on Verona Avenue. A second similarity is that in both movies, Romeo trespasses into the enemy’s territory.
In the play Romeo finds Juliet sleeping, overreacted and killed himself with poison. Juliet woke up, found Romeo dead and stabbed herself with a rusty dagger. In the movie a devil lawn mower is trying to kill Juliet and Gnomeo tries to save her. Juliet is glued to her castle but Gnomeo doesn't leave
The sun glistened in the daybreak and a dark figure appeared on the foreground, and moved gracefully across the pathway, nearing the bench that presided at my side. My eyes scoured upward as he neared and the sun blinded me, but not before I saw the figure, a man, glance my direction and change his course. He was wrapped in an opaque tunic that countered the illuminated color of his hair, it was a halcyonic gold that glistened against the flare of day. His trousers were khaki color that exalted the man’s frame. Once my eyes cleared and I was able to open them the man was closer than before and I was able to see his face much more clearly.
The story of ‘Romeo and Juliet' is indeed a tragedy assured from the elements such as Character Flaws, Fate and Great Sorrow. The important element that makes a Shakespearean play is Character Flaw's since it directly affects the character's actions and abilities. The role of Fate is a crucial part of this tragedy play since it links with everyone within the story. Great Sorrow in this play are portrayed in a variety of ways, but specifically death. In fact, throughout the play, these three elements if you think about it are in every single Shakespearean tragedy.
The movie Gnomeo and Juliet did portray Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet accurately with a few minor detail changes. The family feud was the same in both the movie and Shakespeare’s play where the Montagues and Capulets did not get along based on unknown reasons. This was shown in Gnomeo and Juliet in the beginning of the movie where they had a lawnmower race. Tybalt, a Capulet, was racing Gnomeo, a Montague, on lawnmowers and Tybalt cheated and broke Gnomeo’s lawnmower. This scene represented the families rivalry because it showed how the families disliked each other and were willing to do anything to win even if they had to cheat.
Their act implies death, however they end up alive. This is where the two stories differ. But both have the same effect in the plot. Romeo and Juliet’s death end their families long lasting feud. The Montagues and Capultets come together and the zombies and humans decide to help each other out.
