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Movie The Difference Between The Movie And The 1990's

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A time period difference in the play than in the movie is that they all use swords to fight with. In the movie they use guns. It makes it seem more violent and easier to kill someone quickly than using swords. The play takes place in the 1500’s, in the movie the time is in the 1990’s. This is obviously very different because the time back then in the 1500’s was very different from the 1990’s. In the movie, the play takes place in Verona, Italy. In the movie it takes place in Verona Beach, Florida in the United States. I think the Author made it in the United States because maybe he was trying to apply older things to this modern world. Another thing that is majorly different is that Paris doesn’t get killed in the tomb. When Romeo drinks

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