Everyone is familiar in one way or another with William Shakespeare's best seller, Romeo and Juliet. In this tragic tale of star crossed lovers, Shakespeare draws us into the lives of two feuding families, the Montegues and the Capulates. The only children of the heads of the families, Romeo Montegue and Juliet Capulate are young and foolish but ultimately teach the families the evilness of civil disobedience.
Young Romeo and Juliet fall in love one night during a masked ball at the Capulate's home. From the moment they set eyes on each other, they defy the stars and the wishes of their parents.

This adaptation of Shakespeare's novel was directed by Baz Luhrmann and is quite unlike anything I have seen. Luhrmann's style is very unorthadox. Juliet can actually be seen wearing men's clothing in a few scandolous scenes! The use of guns instead of civilized swords makes the characters in the plays seem of lesser class because of the barberic machinery. Even with these unique and somewhat alarming presentations, the play is still mezmorizing. I do not reccomend this play for the older generations because of the scandolous scenes and new approaches to the material. However, I do encourage the younger audience to attend as soon as possible! This play gives great insight to the reprocussions of not following your parent's will. Maybe after viewing these these poor lovers'tragic end, more young people may avoid their fate.

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