What is the relationship between Juliet and her parents? Do you think the Capulets are good parents? Over four hundred years ago, William Shakespeare wrote the passionate “Romeo and Juliet” – first performed in 1595, the play has since captured the hearts of millions of people around the world. The “star-crossed” lovers, Romeo and Juliet, show us their story of desperation, virtue and passion, as they live and die together. Set in the rich and romantic city of Verona, this essay will illustrate Juliet's relationship with her parents, as a direct comparison to Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of one of Shakespeare's greatest works. Baz Luhrmann describes scenes of great importance, analyzing and reducing them. to simple quotes. He uses dialogue to his advantage: the characters almost entirely express his opinion. For example, in A1, S3, when Lady Capulet pushes Juliet in the face, it is clear to the audience that she is a self-centered and cold woman, who cares for no one but herself. Luhrmann also uses sonnets and soliloquies in his adaptation of the play: in A1, S5, when Romeo and Juliet first meet at the Capulets' feast, the two share a sonnet together (lines 92-109). This gesture of love offers an idea of ​​what the film will be about, as well as supporting the idea of ​​the prologue: “A pair of star-crossed lovers”. The use of language, form and structure is present throughout. The relationship between Juliet and her parents, the Capulets, is distant, but at the same time affectionate, in which the recurring themes of love, violence and hatred are all present. At the beginning of both the film and the play, Juliet and her parents are convinced that the wonderful girl is completely innocent and that she will... middle of paper... "no longer be a Capulet", if it means being with Romeo – she is willing to defy her family, to follow her heart. Here we can see that her love for Romeo is so strong that she soon becomes vulnerable, however, Baz Luhrmann's ideas completely differ from Shakespeare's. who based the Capulets on good Elizabethan parents: their role was to find a worthy husband for their daughter and marry them. This was an excellent way of parenting in Shakespeare's time, but it is evident that this thought is not shared by everyone: Baz Luhrmann. updated the famous play into a modern romantic story of two young lovers, while maintaining the originality of the dialogue...although much of the 16th-century poetry has been lost, the plot remains intact – Luhrmann said he wanted to direct the film adaptation, as Shakespeare thought he would.