The Adaptation of William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet...

The Adaptation of William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet for a Cinema Audience There are many difference between showing a play in a theatre and showing it on film. The theatre is more of a writers medium and more emphasis is shown on language, you could say theatre acting is more dramatic. Film actors dont need to be quite so dramatic as the point the actor is trying to make can be conveyed in other ways on screen (such as through use of varied backgrounds). Also on stage the scenes need to be longer, this is to avoid changing the stage regularly. If a film had long scenes set in one place only, the audience would probably become quite restless and wonder what the point of such a long scene†¦show more content†¦Before Romeo and his friends go to the Capulet party, Romeo speaks of his love for Rosalyn and the pain that it causes him. He refers to Cupid a lot and how fate has left him without someone to love him back. This is quite ironic as we know he will soon meet Juliet. The first major event in the text has really got to be Mercutios Queen Mab spee ch. It is shown in both film and text that Romeo is about to tell his friends and Mercutio about a dream he had the previous night. At this, Mercutio interrupts and undermines Romeos seriousness with his own humour. He starts off telling his tale slowly... building it up bit by bit and as he continues to tell his story he exaggerates more and more. Although Romeo is enjoying Mercutios short performance, he is also worried about his friend as it seems that he is getting himself very worked up over nothing. In this film, the actor playing Mercutio, broke the speech down, possibly because it did not all seem necessary. Towards the end of his speech, Romeo is shown to touch Mercutios shoulder and he flinches violently. This was put into the play to show how self involved he was and to show the depth and intensity of his character. Without this dramatic speech from Mercutio, the audience would probably feel that he was a complete joker. Mercutio the name actually derives from mercurial w hich meansShow MoreRelatedRomeo And Juliet Film Analysis1647 Words   |  7 PagesDavies, Anthony. The film versions of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Survey 49(1996):153-162 Web. 22 May 2017. 1. In this Journal articles by Anthony Davies, he attempts to trace, compare, and analyze the play of Romeo Juliet’s life throughout cinema. To do this, Anthony does a close reading of four different films directed by Cukor, Zeffirelli, Alvin Rakoff, and the BBC. With these films, Anthony delves into them while dissecting specific scenes to compare how they are different or similarRead MorePost Modernism Of Baz Luhrmann s Film Adaptation Of William Shakespeare s Romeo And Juliet3440 Words   |  14 PagesPost-modernism in Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet: a comparison of two creative works from two different periods. In 1996, Baz Luhrmann directed â€Å"Romeo + Juliet†, a modern twist on the famous tragedy play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare in 1597, in which the main characters Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet where portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. While some praise the strange interpretation of the old tale, there are also thoseRead MoreWilliam Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet Essay1768 Words   |  8 PagesWilliam Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet Although William Shakespeare wrote the story of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in the 1500s, the themes depicted in the play had been around for centuries. It was a classic tragic love story. William Shakespeare needed his story to appeal and be accessible to as many people as possible. The main problem was that many people at the time could not read, therefore producing a book was pointless. So he decided to write the story of ‘Romeo and