Contrast Essay: Romeo and Juliet

Contrast Essay: Romeo and Juliet Often times people say that William Shakespeare was and still is a legend. They are correct. It is amazing how Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet written centuries ago can be better than Franco Zefferelli's movie production of Romeo and Juliet, which had much better technology to work with only decades ago. Although the movie appeared better, it left out some major parts. The play had better mood and plot details …

…marriage scene, the mood in the funeral scene, and the plot details in the beginning and the end of the play, the play is without a doubt, the better production. However, if Franco Zefferelli had made his movie more as a work of art instead of a production, and spent a little more time in doing so, he could have had himself one of the best movies ever, which William Shakespeare did with his play.