Romeo and Juliet – Juliet, Film-Play Comparison

Explore the ways in which Romeo and Juliet be presented in this icon and elsewhere in Shakespeares go, and the performed adaptations. Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona. The brawl between the Montague family and the Capulet family r individuallyes a climax when Juliets cousin Tybalt, a Capulet, is killed by Romeo, a Montague. Romeo and Juliet are eldest seen as genuinely different characters, but later in the play, we realise that these two characters are not as different as we thought. In Act 3 scene 5 of Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet the scene first starts with Romeo and Juliet in Juliets bed.They have just spent their first, and last darkness together. Romeo wakes and realises that he must move over, as he has been banished for killing Juliets cousin Tybalt. At the beginning of Shakespeares play, Juliet is presented as existence intelligent, calm and obedient. But no more deep will I endart mine eye- than you gives authorisation to make it fly Thi s shows that Juliet is obedient and that she is saying that she will not do anything without her mothers or fathers consent. This also shows that Juliet is precise intelligent and also that she is an intelligent girl.Juliet, later on in the play shows her true self and becomes more exposed so that we can see her true personality. We see that she is very sharp and witty. She can fulfill a joke from Romeo and return with a witty reply. This shows Juliet is more, relaxed and less timid and shy than the reader in the beginning thought. Luhrmanns variant of the play Romeo and Juliet is set in the 1990s, as a modern day magnetic declination and instead of using swords, which they probably would have used in Shakespeares play, they used guns. Luhrmanns version of the play is set in L.A and so he uses places such as Verona Beach in L. A to show the resemblance between Shakespeares play and his own version of the play. Act 1 scene 5 in Luhrmanns film opens with Romeo and Juliet lying to gether in Juliets bed. In Luhrmanns version of the play, Juliet, who was once portrayed as modern, foolish child, is now seen as a mature, sensible young woman. Although this could be portrayed in correctly, because in Luhrmanns version of the play in the background of Juliets room, are a shelf of dolls and toys.This shows, although Juliet has matured because she is with Romeo she is still a young child of a sensible age of 13. The scene is a very intense scene which shows the love and passion that Romeo and Juliet have for each other. By using the sheets of Juliets bed they throw over the top of them, this creates the effect of the couple being in a fantasy world all of their own, unfazed by the fact that Romeo must leave. Everything bad seems to be forgotten. It is just Romeo and Juliet making the most of their time together. Reality finally hits them both, when the nurse knocks on Juliets door.Juliets mother is on her way to Juliets room and at this point, Juliet begins to dres s Romeo herself, she dresses him in a brilliantly coloured shirt and some dark trousers, and dresses herself in a plain white night dress, approximately reaching the floor. Juliet kisses Romeo good bye and sighs but knows that if her mother found out she has just spent the night with him she would surely kill them both. Romeo climbs down her balcony, and Juliets distraught, but she must let him go, she knows that if he does not leave the consequences would be worse, than banishment.Lady Capulet comes bursting in just as Romeo leaves. Juliets mother then tells her that she will marry genus capital of France and she cannot believe what she is hearing. She is dedicated to Romeo and Refuses to marry Paris. Her mother gives her no choice and tells Juliet that she will disown her and she will be a disgrace to her and her family. Lady Capulet will not stand for it, and tells Juliet that if she does not want to marry Paris she must discuss with her father. Lord Capulet enters the room, an d Juliet tells him that she cannot marry Paris.Her father loses his temper and threatens Juliet. Zeffirellis version of the play Romeo and Juliet is very similar to Luhrmanns but is filmed and set at an earlier time to when Luhrmanns was set. This version of Romeo and Juliet is much older and sticks more what Shakespeare wrote instead of being a bit more adventurous same(p) Luhrmann. In Zeffirellis version Juliet seems to be a little more immature than in Luhrmanns play. She seems younger and not as sensible, but also seems just as obedient as she is in Luhrmanns version.In this scene, it begins with Juliet persuading and convincing Romeo that it is not heretofore time for him to leave. It was the nightingale and not the lark Juliet persuades Romeo that it is not yet morning by telling him that what he heard was the nightingale, which does not sing in the morning. Romeo insists that he it was the lark, and that he must leave. Juliet shows a passion and love for Romeo in this scene , showing that she doesnt want him to leave. Juliet wanders how she will go without Romeo. She mourns over him once he is gone. She acts as though she cannot live without him.