Sean Kenny
Fri Apr 26
Red Day, Block 2
Romeo And Juliet- Book/Movie Adaptation Differences
Aside from any differences in setting, there are a few small things that separate the book from the movie. In the very beginning, the two men in the ally, or in the car, are from the opposite family. This takes place in the scene where you first meet Tybalt, and Benvolio. Next, is that, Marcutio gives LSD to Romeo before leaving towards the party/ball at the Capulet's Mansion (in the movie). The final and largest differences take place in the second to last bit of the play, where Romeo gives his final goodbyes to Juliet when he thinks she's dead. For one, Balthazar doesn't leave half-way across the town before getting to the tomb. Then, Romeo never takes a hostage to enter the tomb, because nobody is keeping him from the tomb. The watch/police don't come until the final part. And when he enters, Paris should be waiting before he talks with Juliet. In the movie, he isn't there, and neither is his page. So, Romeo doesn't fight him, and lay him beside Juliet before dying. Lastly, Juliet in the book doesn't wake up until Romeo has been dead for a short time, to nearly stop him from drinking the poison.
