Romeo and Juliet Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 5 pages of analysis of Comparison of Romeo and Juliet Book to Movie.

Romeo and Juliet Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 5 pages of analysis of Comparison of Romeo and Juliet Book to Movie.
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Comparison of Romeo and Juliet Book to Movie

Summary: There are many differences and comparisons between the movie version of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, and the original Romeo and Juliet play, written by William Shakespeare. Zeffirelli's film version of the play is very unique and uses a lot of the most memorable scenes in the play by emphasizing them a bit more in the movie, then the scenes that are in the actual play.
There are many differences and comparisons between the movie version of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, and the original Romeo and Juliet play, written by William Shakespeare. Zeffirelli's film version of the play is very unique and uses a lot of the most memorable scenes in the play by emphasizing them a bit more in the movie, then the scenes that are in the actual play. One of the most memorable scenes in the play was the fight between Mercutio and Tybalt, and in Zeffirelli's movie, that scene was recreated completely differently. In the play Tybalt stabs Mercutio under Romeo's arm, and that's that. In the movie it looked as if they weren't fighting at all. Mercutio and Tybalt looked like they were fooling around, and then Romeo stepped in between then and Tybalt slew Mercutio by accident. It looked like an accident because of the...

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