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Witnessing A Monumental Moment In Zeffirelli's Romeo And Juliet

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Witnessing a Monumental Moment Within Romeo and Juliet Imagine searching on google Romeo and Juliet Balcony Scene and seeing about three million hits pop up. Why is this one scene so important? The main purpose of the production of the films Romeo and Juliet the 1968 version directed by Franco Zeffirelli and Romeo + Juliet the 1996 version directed by Baz Luhrmann aim to provide an answer to the question. The original “Romeo and Juliet,” play was written by William Shakespeare in the 1500s with the intent to show a pair of star-crossed lovers and their lives. The balcony scene is where the lovers first confess their true love feelings to each other. The different versions of this play provide us with two very different takes containing similar, yet different elements chosen by the specific directors. Looking at the specific details chosen by the directors includes examining the design of the set and shots the director specified. Directors choices either make or break the perception the audience is able to gain from the films. If one looks close enough to these films, one can see that one version is able to truly capture the essence of romance more effectively, due to the choices of the director. …show more content…

In Luhrmann’s version, mediums shots are used to display Juliet’s monologue as she walks by. Juliet is also near Romeo, however, could not see him. This builds up the intensity and affects the audience to feel restless unless they see more of the continuation. The Zeffirelli version though only focuses on using a close-up shot of Juliet while giving her monologue. All the attention is directed towards Juliet. The attention may be directed towards Juliet, but doesn’t feel as a powerful foundation to try to engage the reader. Pursing filming shots need to have a considerate amount of thought put in, otherwise, the scene cannot flow as

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