... 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.
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