the balcony scene -- comparing two film interpretations

Freshman English

Leo versus Zeffirelli!

On February 28th, we viewed the balcony scene from two film versions of Romeo and Juliet. We looked for similarities and differences. There were some striking differences. Just a reminder that Shakespeare cannot be tied down to one interpretation! If you're interested in taking another look at those similarities/differences, you can watch both scene below: Zeffirelli's version (1968) is first, followed by Baz Luhrmann's (1996).