Shakespeare verses Luhrmann

lower tension from the previous scene. Sampson, Gregory, Anthony and

Capulet welcomes his guests with humour “Ladies that have their toes

unplaged with corns will walk about with you.”

In the text Capulet comes across as a real lady charmer who gets away

with flirting with any lady. “A whispering tale in a fair ladies ear....”

Capulet’s lines are very descriptive this helps to create the atmosphere

“Come musicians play” this tells the audience that musicians are there .

“A hall ” shows that the party is being held in a hall.

Capulet talks of quenching the fire ,he also says that the room is too

hot. All of this sets the scene, a lot of Shakespeare’s work had to contain

word imagery as the props and the stage designs were primitive.

In the text Capulet doesn’t dance, I know this because he says...

“Nay sit , good cousin Capulet, for you and I are past our dancing days.”

More humorous conversation is had between Capulet and second Capulet .

Then we see Romeo for the time, enquiring about Juliet from a

Juliet is dancing with Tybalt who is dressed as a knight (T

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I was given this impression not only by the

cleansing of the water, but by the way Romeo seems to look into the

mirror not recognising himself.

Through this shared sonnet Romeo and Juliet touch hands then they

“Let lips do what hands do”, and they kiss.

When Juliet is called away by her nurse she doesn’t hesitate this gives

the picture that Juliet is a very obedient girl. She asks the

nurse who a few gentlemen are, then she asks what Romeo’s name is, and

if he is married. ”

Introduction

For this piece of course work I have been asked to comment on how well I

think Baz Luhrmann has adapted Shakespeare’s text. When Romeo sees Juliet he looks

gentle, quiet and captivated. This comes across when we him looking at the

fish as if intrigued and fascinated.

Even Romeo is staring at Juliet as he drives off. I

think Romeo’s drugs are making him hallucinate. Does this try and tell the

audience that he is a prima donna?

The costume really does convince the audience that Mercutio is a very

over the top person, and actually quite camp, yet insecure.

Romeo’s poetry and rhyming is much easier spoken whereas in Act 1

scene 2 it is just words with no rhythm or heart felt feeling

“Not mad, but bound more than a madam is;

Shut up in prison, kept without my food,

Whipped and tormented, and-Godden good fellow.

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