Romeo And Juliet Comparative Essay

Artin Ravaei
ELA 9-2
Mr. Jeannot
March 4th, 2023
Romeo and Juliet a comparative Essay
Romeo and Juliet is an incredibly famous book written by the famous William Shakespeare that was adapted into a film by Baz Luhrmann. Romeo and Juliet is about two lovers who are trying to stay together while their families are tearing them apart. The film adaptation and the book are quite indistinguishable, but there are quite a few significant plot differences, such as the Paris death scene, Mercutio's death scene, and Romeo's letter. These differences in plot can truly show how different the emotions and drama of a film can be compared to a book.
Near the end of the film, the boy Paris Juliet was supposed to marry instead of Romeo is killed by Romeo at Juliet’s grave. Romeo buys poison from a pharmacist to kill himself at Juliet’s grave. At Juliet’s grave, he is interrupted by Paris, who was also at the grave to see Juliet. Paris knew Romeo was banished, so he confronted him, saying he would turn him in. A fight broke out between them. Romeo eventually kills Paris while he says his final, "Oh, I’ve been killed. If you are merciful, you will open the tomb and lay me next to Juliet" (5. 3. 267). In the film adaptation, this scene is deleted; it never happens, and Romeo goes

A fight breaks out between Mercutio and Tybalt. Mercutio is stabbed. Mercutio is taken away by Benvolio, where he later dies while he says, "Take me inside some house, Benvolio, or I’ll pass out" (3. 1. 147). Out of anger, Romeo kills Tybalt, who is later banished from Verona. In the film adaptation, when Mercutio is stabbed, Romeo picks him up, and he dies in Romeo's hands on the beach. The fight is overall similar in both versions, but the film is a lot more emotional. This change in plot was most likely made to bring more drama and emotion into the film, as a film is actually visual instead of needing to imagine the emotions through a