Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet Essay In Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet the movie is performed as you would imagine it would be on the stage. ... The main characters, Romeo and Juliet, are played by Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey. ... Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet is also thought of as the MTV version of Shakespeare’s play. ... The main characters, Romeo and Juliet, are played by Leonardo De Caprio and Claire Danes. ... The Nurse in Luhrmann’s version isn’t as loud mouthed or into Juliet’s business as in Zeffirelli’s version. ... In both versions of Romeo and Juliet movies the scene with Paris at Juliet’s grave is totally omitted. ... After he realizes it is Romeo, Paris and Romeo fight and Paris is killed. ... In Zeffirelli’s version there is a balcony and Romeo sees Juliet talking to herself. Once Juliet knows Romeo is there they talk back and forth. But the change from the text is that Romeo climbs a tree and kisses Juliet and they touch.