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Romeo and Juliet - Hoe the fight is staged in both the versions by Zeffereili and Bazz Lurhman.
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AMITA PATEL ROMEO AND JULIET -- HOW THE FIGHT IS STAGED IN BOTH THE VERSIONS BY ZEFFEREILI AND BAZZ LURHMAN. As part of my essay, I am going to examine how the fight is staged in two versions of Romeo and Juliet by Zeffereili (1968) and Baz Lurhman (1997) considering the points-setting, the costumes, the soundtrack, the use of violence and the portrayal of Romeo with the impact on audience. TWO MOTIVES: Once we watch the two versions, we would never miss the complete contrast between them in staging the fight as both had two different aims to fulfil. Zefereiili presents Romeo and Juliet with its true Renaissance flavour as his aim is to depict the lovers and their plight. He uses the Renaissance setting to its maximum effect paying careful attention to the period details. Whereas, Lurhman's main concern is to highlight mindless violence, anger, corruption, lack of morals and values of...
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