Romeo and JulietStage, film and dance

Analysis by Cassie Casiano and Garrett Johnson and Edited By: Laura Pratt and Dr. Kay Picart

Key Facts

Full Title:

Author:

Written in mid _______, London

Setting:

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Family Ties

Montagues:

Capulets:

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Romeo and Juliet on Stage

DanceParty Scene

Celebrating in the Streets

CostumingOften updated

Juliet usually in ____ colors

http://www.esu.edu/theatre/01-02season.htm

1968 Zeffirelli Version

Most Accurate Film Version

Juliet Wears Accurate Period Costume

Actors Portraying Romeo and Juliet 17 and 15 years old

Filmed in Italy

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Dance and Music in Film

Party Scene acts as the only true dance scene

Background Music adds _________ intensity

1996 Leonardo di Caprio and Claire Danes version’s Soundtrack was nominated for an Oscar

Colorful Costumes

Dance a major Focus

Hispanic Juliet

http://www.reelclassics.com/Musicals/Westside/westside.htm

Are the Costuming and Movement in West Side Story true to the original spirit of the play?

Are the gangs of Caucasion and Hispanic young people good representations of the Montagues and Capulets? Why or Why not?

CostumingStage:

Actual Italian Renaissance:

Film:

Ballet:

Bibliography

MacGraw, Ali. 1968's Romeo and Juliet. 14 Apr. 2002. 19 Feb. 2005<http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/bach/rnj24/rj1968.html>.

Romeo and Juliet in Film. ThinkQuest. 19 Feb. 2005<http://library.thinkquest.org/19539/randj.htm#rjfilm>.

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare Made Easy. Ed. Alan Durband. New York: Barron's, 1984. 20-257.

West Side Story. Dir. Jerome Robbins. Perf. Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, Richard Wood, Russ Tamblyn. Videocassette. Beta Productions, 1961.

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