CONTEXTFor R&J

CONTEXT

The SITUATION… of the Composer…of the

reader/viewer/listener/Responder…of the world WITHIN the text

CONTEXT - SHAKESPEARE

16th-17th Century Elizabethan England A world where THEATRE was the most

important entertainment

CONTEXT – THE READER

CONTEXT – THE READER

YOU!! 21st Century Young adults In a school In a world where theatre isn’t common

(replaced by film/TV/internet) In a world where language has changed

CONTEXT – ROMEO & JULIET ORIGINALLY

Shakespeare’s time A world where fathers controlled their

daughters Where marriage was about money and

status, not love Where there was an ordered universe, and

going against the order created chaos

ORIGINAL R&J CONTEXT

Castle culture

ORIGINAL R&J CONTEXT

Family responsibility

ORIGINAL R&J CONTEXT

Loyalty

BAZ LUHRMANN’S ROMEO & JULIET

City culture

BAZ LUHRMANN’S ROMEO & JULIET

Media

BAZ LUHRMANN’S ROMEO & JULIET

Violence

BAZ LUHRMANN’S ROMEO & JULIET

Façade & money

BAZ LUHRMANN’S ROMEO & JULIET

Religion