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Shakespeare v.s. Luhrmann (Similarities (the Montague and Capulet houses…
Shakespeare v.s. Luhrmann
Similarities
the Montague and Capulet houses have a family feud.
Romeo and Juliet fall in love.
Romeo's bestfriends are Benvolio and Mercutio.
Mercutio is killed by Tybalt.
Tybalt is killed by Romeo.
Romeo and Juliet both commit suicide in the end.
Romeo is banished.
Friar Lawrence marries the two lovers.
Lord Capulet arranges for Juliet to marry Count Paris.
Juliet drinks a potion that gives the illusion of death to avoid marrying Count Paris.
Word never reaches Romeo about the plan.
Differences
Instead of swords, the characters wield pistols in the movie.
the Prince of Verona is the chief of police in the movie.
In the movie, Count Paris isn't killed by Romeo.
In the movie, when Romeo drinks the poison, Juliet awakes and sees him kill himself for her. In the original, Juliet is not awake when he drinks the poison.
In the original, Juliet kills herself with Romeo's dagger, not a gun.
In the movie, the setting is more modern. Ex. cars, guns, etc.