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Romeo & Juliet After reading Act One Scene One and watching two different versions of Romeo & Juliet, have found the directors different ways of sticking to the original text both interesting and successful. The two different versions were Franco Zeffirelli's, which was filmed in 1968, and the more modern Buz Luhrman's version filmed in 1996. Zeffirelli's version was the more stereotypical 16th century-like version. The prologue uses a voice-over, with the music typical of music in Shakespeare's day. When the voice says, "start crossed lovers", the words "Romeo & Juliet" appear on the screen, this is to show the viewer that Romeo & Juliet's love can't be because of their ancestors "ancient grudge" Zeffirelli puts both families in liveries, both families coloured brightly so they stand out. They are both easily recognised and these liveries are Zeffirell's way of showing how they are "both alike in dignity" Zeffirelli has a lot of extras...

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