Romeo and Juliet was made with Leonardo Dicaprio staring as Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet . This is a good example of how Romeo and Juliet can be transformed without changing the basic idea of the play . In this version the three most transformed scenes from the book are Act one-Scene one , Act one-Scene five and the final act . These scenes have been transformed through various ways but none of the dialogue has been changed and that is what makes this version of Romeo and Juliet truly unique .

Act One , Scene One (the fight scene) , the scene which I feel sets the tone for the rest of the play . It shows how much these families despise each ot

Is between our masters and us there men . This quote shows how deep the feud is , The three main changes in this scene are setting , props and characters (how they are portrayed) . The setting in the movie is quite modern as oppose to the book . In the movie the setting is a gas station as oppose to a marketplace in the book . Another obvious change is the props in the movie they use guns

When William Shakespeare was writing Romeo and Juliet . He probably did not know the impact it would be having on future generations . This play is truly a work of genius showing irony and contrast. This work raised the level of romance stories to the next level . I think that there will be many more variations of Romeo and Juliet in the future .

Another change that was made was made was Juliet waking up just as Romeo was taking his sucidal poison , she also knocked it out of his hands just as he had finished t

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