dilluns, 18 de maig del 2015

ROMEO JULIET DIFERENCES BETWEEN THE BOOK AND THE MOVIE

Question 1. SETTING:Places Where does the classical play and the new version take place? Example: Verona vs Verona Beach . Where are they? Which century?
The classical play takes place in Verona (Italy) in the XVI century. The new version take place in Verona Beach (USA) in the XX century.
Question 2.. IMAGERY: metaphors & images :
WATER (swimming pool, beach, aquarium...) and FIRE (petrol station, fights...)
Resultat d'imatges de capulets vs montagues
DAY and NIGHT, the MOON. What do they mean? 
Question 3.. LANGUAGE. Which characters speak in verse and which in prose? Who is the narrator?
 In the book all the characters speak in verse. In the movie most characters speak in prose. Romeo and Juliette are exceptions because they speak in verse like all characters of the book. The narrator in the book is an omniscient narrator, who's not any of the characters of the story. In the movie there isn't any narrator.
Question 4. THE FANCY DRESS PARTY.What's the role of the costumes? The costumes represent the person.
Question 5. ELEMENTS. To make the new version, basic elements have been changed. Example: swords for gun
Question 6. Other differences of the classical version and the film version.

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