Analysis of Baz Luhrmann s William Shakespeare s Romeo Juliet 1996 and William Shakespeare s Romeo
... In the following paragraphs, I・d like to assess the fidelity of Baz Luhrmann・s William Shakespeare・s Romeo+ Juliet (1996) and William Shakespeare・s Romeo and Juliet (1599) based on the five presumptions suggested by Corrigan. First of all, let・s talk about the first presumption: To what extent are the details of the settings and plot accurately retained or recreated. Now, let・s focus on the settings first. In William Shakespeare・s Romeo and Juliet (1599), most of the events takes place in 16th century as well as in an attractive little city in the north of Italy -- Verona, which is a peace and beautiful town; but in Baz Luhrmann・s William Shakespeare・s Romeo+ Juliet (1996), most of the events happens in modern time (about 20th century) and in a prosperous city since we can see many tall buildings, guns and motor vehicles appears in the scenes. Also, in William Shakespeare・s Romeo and Juliet (1599), the young men from Capulet and Montague family uses swords in the fighting; but in Baz Luhrmann・s William Shakespeare・s Romeo+ Juliet (1996), they uses guns to attack and kill each other. Moreover, in William Shakespeare・s Romeo and Juliet (1599), all of the characters are assumed to wear some gorgeous and beautiful costumes which belong to 16th century; but in Baz Luhrmann・s William Shakespeare・s Romeo+ Juliet (1996), most of the characters wear modern costumes such as shirts and skirts. ... Next, let・s focus on the plot of the original text and film. At the beginning of both William Shakespeare・s Romeo and Juliet (1599) and Baz Luhrmann・s William Shakespeare・s Romeo+ Juliet (1996), the prologue of the story is told to the readers and audiences from a paragraph and a news-reporter respectively. Then both of the original text and film do describe the quarrel between the young men from Capulet and Montague family, and Romeo・s ．love-sickness・ to Rosaline who is a Capulet, as well as Lady Capulet asks for Juliet・s disposition to be married to County Paris.