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Shakes

People say that William Shakespeare was and still is a legend. It is amazing how Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet written centuries ago can be better than Franco Zefferelli's movie production of Romeo and Juliet, which had much better technology to work with only decades ago. Although the movie appeared better, it left out some major parts. The play had better mood and plot details which made it much more dramatic and by far a better presentation.

A major difference between the play and the movie occurs in mood. An example of this is the marriage scene. In the that scene of the play, Romeo and Juliet act very serious by the way the two speak. Romeo says that the Holy Words the Friar speaks can make something without an equal, which is a very intelligent thing to say. Whereas, in the movie they kiss and giggle the entire time. This leads the viewer to believe that Franco Zefferelli wanted the two to look like fools, that they could not do anything the way it is normally done b...

Posted by: Asare Mabel

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