ACTIVITY

1. SETTING: 
Where does the classical play and the new version take place? The classical version had had place in Verona ( Italy) The new version toke place in a city in United States.
Where are they? The actors are in petrol station, Juliet mansion and Verona beach
Which century? The classical version had take in the XVI century and the new version in the XX century. 

2. IMAGERY: 
metaphors & Images.
In the swimming pool everything it's calm, the emotions flow and is a romantinc time. The water in the aquarium mean overcoat love and hope. The beach mean the tranquility a place to think ( for exemple Romeo went there for thonk in Rosaline). The fire in the petrol station represent the war between the two families ( Montagues and Capulets). The Day represent fight, the night it's represent with Tybalt, because he died at night. Tybalt is a dark character and his costum from the party was a devil, so the fact that he died at night represent the death, the dark,... Mercutio died in sunset, and her dead chance the story because Romeo not only fight for the love of Juliet but also for revenge the death of his friend. The moon represents the beauty of Juliet.

 3. LANGUAGE: 
Wich characters speack in verse and wich in prose? Who is the narrator? The characters who speack in verse are: Juliet, Romeo, the parents of both and a friend of Romeo (who alert to Romeo that Juliet dies). The narrator in the film are the news from TV. 

4. THE FANCY DRESS PARTY. 
What's the role of the costumes? Romeo is a knight, so he simbolize who fight for the love of his life, despite the hated between their families. Juliet is a angel, she simbolize the innocence and the peace. The father of juliet is a emperor, so he simbolize the dictatorship ( he forces Juliet to do what he wants). The mother of Juliet is Clepatra, she represent the superficial beauty. Mercutio is a devil, he simbolize the evil and the hatred. Paris is a astronaut, he represent the 

5. ELEMENTS. 
To make the new versión basic elements hav been changed. Cars for horses. Beach for Verona. Romeo always went to the forest in the book, but in the film he was in bar or in the beach. Guns for swords.

6. OTHER DIFFERENCES OF THE CLASSICAL VERSION AND THE FILM. 
 In the film the clothing is very modern: t-shirts, jeans,.. There are pool. The properties of the two families are companies. The prince of Verona is a police. etc.