Romeo + Juliet
Baz Lurhman, 1996
ACT I, Scene 4
Mercutio’s monologue
Context
INDEX
Context
Literary Analysis
Movie Analysis
→ Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", published in 1597↪ Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet", realised in 1996 Italy's Verona ↪ United States' Verona BeachKeeps the text, modernise the context and characters
Context
Both play and movie :
→ Before Romeo and Juliet meet each other
→After Benvolio recommends that Romeo goes to the ball ↪to get over Rosaline
Differences between the play and the movie :
→ Play : Said to dress with masks, they hide their true nature through it, no indication of Mercutio pushing Romeo, or strangling him → Movie : Costumes that reveal their true nature, Romeo’s romanticism as a knight, Mercutio’s exuberance and whimsical act, Mercutio is really rough with Romeo
Mercutio's attempt to calm Romeo spirals into the very chaos he derides
Literary Analysis
A scene full of contrasts
→ the scene occurs just before Romeo meets Juliet↪ last moment of exuberance before the fell→ contrast between Romeo’s melancholic tone and Mercutio’s energy → the oniric world called upon by Mercutio in order to invalidate the gut feeling of Romeo
Crescendo
→ As Mercutio’s tone darkens, the alliterations shift↪ mimics Mercutio’s change of tone and mood → Description of Queen Mab + and + nightmarish, violent and oppressive
Movie Analysis
Parts
03
02
01
Foreshadowing
Mercutio's monologue
Dialogue between Romeo and Mercutio
Dialogue
Dialogue
Mercutio's openness
→ heavy back and forth ↪show Mercutio's enthusiasm
MErcutio shown as opressive
→ close up on the characters↪ oppresive atmosphere created by the camera
Symbol of violence
→ fireworks feel like gunfire → it's a crescendo for Romeo, as he gets fired up as well
Mercutio's Monologue
Monologue
1. Threatening Mercucio
a) Domination of the discourse
b)increased tension
fate and destiny
fatre and destiny
Close-up
→ makes the scene more emotional → audience is more intimate with Romeo
diegetic insert
→ foreshadowing of Romeo's death = looks like a graveyard → link with religion → wide shot
Close-up
→ small, controlled actions of Romeo → attempt to find freedom → link with the written play
Match-cut
→ shift in fate →unpredactibility and sudden change
Thank you for listening !
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Romeo + Juliet
Baz Lurhman, 1996
ACT I, Scene 4
Mercutio’s monologue
Context
INDEX
Context
Literary Analysis
Movie Analysis
→ Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", published in 1597↪ Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet", realised in 1996 Italy's Verona ↪ United States' Verona BeachKeeps the text, modernise the context and characters
Context
Both play and movie : → Before Romeo and Juliet meet each other →After Benvolio recommends that Romeo goes to the ball ↪to get over Rosaline
Differences between the play and the movie :
→ Play : Said to dress with masks, they hide their true nature through it, no indication of Mercutio pushing Romeo, or strangling him → Movie : Costumes that reveal their true nature, Romeo’s romanticism as a knight, Mercutio’s exuberance and whimsical act, Mercutio is really rough with Romeo
Mercutio's attempt to calm Romeo spirals into the very chaos he derides
Literary Analysis
A scene full of contrasts
→ the scene occurs just before Romeo meets Juliet↪ last moment of exuberance before the fell→ contrast between Romeo’s melancholic tone and Mercutio’s energy → the oniric world called upon by Mercutio in order to invalidate the gut feeling of Romeo
Crescendo
→ As Mercutio’s tone darkens, the alliterations shift↪ mimics Mercutio’s change of tone and mood → Description of Queen Mab + and + nightmarish, violent and oppressive
Movie Analysis
Parts
03
02
01
Foreshadowing
Mercutio's monologue
Dialogue between Romeo and Mercutio
Dialogue
Dialogue
Mercutio's openness
→ heavy back and forth ↪show Mercutio's enthusiasm
MErcutio shown as opressive
→ close up on the characters↪ oppresive atmosphere created by the camera
Symbol of violence
→ fireworks feel like gunfire → it's a crescendo for Romeo, as he gets fired up as well
Mercutio's Monologue
Monologue
1. Threatening Mercucio
a) Domination of the discourse
b)increased tension
fate and destiny
fatre and destiny
Close-up
→ makes the scene more emotional → audience is more intimate with Romeo
diegetic insert
→ foreshadowing of Romeo's death = looks like a graveyard → link with religion → wide shot
Close-up
→ small, controlled actions of Romeo → attempt to find freedom → link with the written play
Match-cut
→ shift in fate →unpredactibility and sudden change
Thank you for listening !