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For some, it might be "news" that Romeo & Juliet was written by Shakespeare hundreds of years after the saga unfolded -- similar issues exist to this very day .. and kids today are still exposed in school today about Shakespeare .. this is a great version on film to connect what generally confounds young students ( as they question why they ...
Oct 28, 2021 · Romeo and Juliet is a crazy-beautiful play, and although there are thousands of ways to adapt it, from staid to gonzo, Baz Luhrmann’s William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet—25 years old this ...
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Jul 31, 2015 · Act 1, scene 1. ⌜ Scene 1 ⌝. Synopsis: A street fight breaks out between the Montagues and the Capulets, which is broken up by the ruler of Verona, Prince Escalus. He threatens the Montagues and Capulets with death if they fight again. A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio, who learns that the cause of Romeo’s ...
Oct 28, 1996 · William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet Production: A 20th Century Fox release of a Bazmark production. Produced by Gabriella Martinelli, Baz Luhrmann. Co-producer, Martin Brown. Directed by Baz ...
Jul 31, 2015 · Act 5, scene 3. ⌜ Scene 3 ⌝. Synopsis: Paris visits Juliet’s tomb and, when Romeo arrives, challenges him. Romeo and Paris fight and Paris is killed. Romeo, in the tomb, takes poison, dying as he kisses Juliet. As Friar Lawrence enters the tomb, Juliet awakes to find Romeo lying dead. Frightened by a noise, the Friar flees the tomb.
The Chorus explains Romeo and Juliet's intensifying love, and their determination to overcome the challenges posed by their rival families. Scene 1. After the feast, Romeo looks for Juliet and hides from Benvolio and Mercutio. Scene 2. Romeo stands below Juliet's balcony and they profess their love for each other.
Nov 1, 1996 · Advertisement. The desperation with which it tries to “update” the play and make it “relevant” is greatly depressing. In one grand but doomed gesture, writer-director Baz Luhrmann has made a film that (a) will dismay any lover of Shakespeare, and (b) bore anyone lured into the theater by promise of gang wars, MTV-style.