i am hoping to gain an essay discussing the differences between Baz Lurhmann’s appropriation and Shakespeare’s play. this is because my english teacher has told us our assessment for term 1 will be based upon the methods of representation and textual imagery that are employed into the different versions of Romeo and juliet. These include prose fiction, opera, ballet, poetry, film, picture books, songs and short stories. Among the films we have watched have been Baz Lurhmann’s Romeo and juliet, bend it like beckham, west side story and Zeffireli’s Romeo and Juliet. So far we have discussed methods such as those specific to the play form, for example, symbolism, semiotics, monologue and duologue, and others such as imagery, alliteration, assonance, hyperbole, juxtaposition, objectification, personification, metaphor and simile. These methods of representation are visual and sound devices, and are used in the appropriations.
The appropriations and the play itself are influenced by the context in which they were written. Baz lurhmann creates a culture dominated by mass media and permeated by violence to target his audience. Children are the key audiences for both Lurhmann and garfield, who’s prose fiction simplified Shakespeare’s text. The composers of all texts not only convey shakespeare’s original ideas and story line but also take the opportunity to make their own statements. Today, with a culture reliant on images for the aquisition of information, film is proving to be a successful rendition of the original play. In conclusion i sincerely hope that the amount of time it has taken me to write this garbage has allowed the screening device of this “free essay” site to give me that essay.
You will hear me screening if it does not.