ates an entertaining variation of a play written in the 15th century. Luhrmann manages to create a movie that is remarkably faithful to the play's vision and sense of tragedy but with a modern twist.
First of all, the characters in the movie remain the same with subtle but noticeable differences. In the play, the nurse is a blabbermouth, makes dirty jokes and is more of a mother to Juliet than Lady Capulet. In the movie, she is more to the point, doesn't talk as much, and isn't as close to Juliet. She is really more of a servant than a close friend. Lady Capulet in the play is a young wife with a nasty temper, which shows when she demands Romeo's death. She also has a cold demeanor and virt
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