Verona Beach
“Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.” The TV appears on the TV, slowly increasing in size leading to the opening scenes of Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet which are in disparity to the original 16th-century theatre experience. The film is an overload of images which sets the scene for the viewer and your brain is in recoil trying to segment an age-old classic tale of tragedy against the back drop of 20 th century settings and strife. The methodology of Luhrmann in establishing the location of the film with high temp visuals which reels in the viewer is a juxtaposition when one considers that Shakespearean drama was written to be heard as an auditory experience. Shakespeare 's audience referred to going to hear a play rather than see it, emphasizing that the Elizabethan theater was an aural rather than visual experience. Shakespeare 's “5 Act” structure commenced with the prologue which helped to set the scene for t...