Comparative Essay on the use of media two directors make of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, with paricular reference to Act I Scene I: The fight Scene and Act II Scene II: The Balcony scene
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Compare and contrast the distinctive use of media two directors make of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with particular reference to Act I Scene I: The Fight Scene and Act II Scene II: The Balcony Scene
In this piece of coursework I will be looking at the different interpretations of two directors on Romeo and Juliet. The interpretations of Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Lurhamn are very different and contrasting. Nearly 30 years apart we can see that
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He shows Romeo as acting maturely towards the situation to suite his interpretation of the text. Luhrman shows the couple to be mature and pure throughout and because of this interpretation has to remover large chunks of text. Both directors produced movies to reflect their time and relate to their audiences of the time. The personalised the original text in many different ways to present their own interpretation and create two very effective, contrasting films.
He shows Romeo as acting maturely towards the situation to suite his interpretation of the text. Luhrman shows the couple to be mature and pure throughout and because of this interpretation has to remover large chunks of text. Both directors produced movies to reflect their time and relate to their audiences of the time. The personalised the original text in many different ways to present their own interpretation and create two very effective, contrasting films.