Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet And Baz Luhrmann
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet presents us with an array of timeless values that are depicted through Baz Luhrmann's filmic adaptation of the text. The main contrast between Baz Luhrmann's film and the original text is that the film context takes place in a modernised society much like ours today, carrying the same notions that are present within the original text into a society relevant to ours. The Concept of family is a key moral in both Baz Luhrmann's and Shakespeare’s texts that is intertwined with religion and ideas of a patriarchal society forming a complex text that highlights many ideas existing within today's community.
The value of family is majorly emphasised in Luhrmann's film which enables us to connect more easily with the film …show more content…
Metanoia used by Lord Capulet in “I think she will be ruled in all respects by me” portrays a sophisticated tone and highlights his control of Juliet. This is a part of the patriarchal society from the Shakespearean era and shows that a daughter’s choices are expected to be shaped by her father’s will. This aided by the accumulation of hateful words in “And you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets” which reveals the lack of care and love that Juliet’s father has for his daughter and the control over women in the patriarchal society. Juliet and other women were simply treated as little more than a possession that a man can misuse and exchanged without a second thought. Negative connotations used in “Hang thee, wreck’d baggage. Disobedient wretch.” belittles the power of women and outlines the fact that they are but the mere property of their fathers. The use of commodification labels Juliet as a possession by using words such as “baggage” and “disobedient” which further strengthens this idea. The soliloquy used by Juliet in “I am sold but not enjoyed” demonstrates that the role of women in the Elizabethan era was a but a commodity to their parents. Shakespeare’s text of Romeo and Juliet was used by Baz Luhrmann to allow the modern audience to relate and contrast to our own ideals and view the progress humanity has made in these
The value of family is majorly emphasised in Luhrmann's film which enables us to connect more easily with the film …show more content…
Metanoia used by Lord Capulet in “I think she will be ruled in all respects by me” portrays a sophisticated tone and highlights his control of Juliet. This is a part of the patriarchal society from the Shakespearean era and shows that a daughter’s choices are expected to be shaped by her father’s will. This aided by the accumulation of hateful words in “And you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets” which reveals the lack of care and love that Juliet’s father has for his daughter and the control over women in the patriarchal society. Juliet and other women were simply treated as little more than a possession that a man can misuse and exchanged without a second thought. Negative connotations used in “Hang thee, wreck’d baggage. Disobedient wretch.” belittles the power of women and outlines the fact that they are but the mere property of their fathers. The use of commodification labels Juliet as a possession by using words such as “baggage” and “disobedient” which further strengthens this idea. The soliloquy used by Juliet in “I am sold but not enjoyed” demonstrates that the role of women in the Elizabethan era was a but a commodity to their parents. Shakespeare’s text of Romeo and Juliet was used by Baz Luhrmann to allow the modern audience to relate and contrast to our own ideals and view the progress humanity has made in these