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How effective do you find Zeffirelli’s interpretation of the death scene in “Romeo and Juliet”?  

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How effective do you find Zeffirelli's interpretation of the death scene in "Romeo and Juliet"? I think Zeffirelli's interpretation of "Romeo and Juliet" is quite successful at expressing how he feels the play should be shown. He uses lots of techniques to make the play enjoyable, appealing and imaginative. To do this he uses different camera angles, realistic scenery, costumes, sounds and music. He cut some scenes that he didn't think were particularly relevant to the storyline, and added some lines for effect. He has a love theme playing throughout the film that is played in minor and major keys depending how he wants the audience to feel. It is played in minor key when something bad is about to happen, for example when Romeo takes the poison, and in minor key when something good happens, like when Juliet wakes up from her "death". He uses variations of this...

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