Blog #4

So I started reading Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare which is my second time reading it but I love it so much I've decided to read it again. I guess it's something about William Shakespeare's writing that sounds so sophisticated and endearing to me. Romeo and Juliet is basically a love story that ends in a tragic yet loving scene. Both two come from families who despise of each other which is preventing them from living an everlasting life together. These characters kind of remind me of Jack and Rose from the Titanic except the fact that the Titanic was based on a true story. They are both truly amazing stories that keep me with suspense throughout the whole movie or book.

I have to say the Netflix "new" version of Romeo and Juliet I did not like because it did not express as much detail as the book did. Throughout the movie Leonardo Dicaprio was an exceptional  actor as well as Claire Danes. The only differences I could spot was the Capulets and Montagues used swords instead of guns in the movie. Also, Romeo kills Paris at the Capulet's tomb which did not happen in the movie. In the book, Juliet finds a dagger and commits suicide while stabbing herself in the chest while in the movie Juliet uses Romeo's handgun to shoot herself. Also, when Romeo enters the tomb he believes Juliet is dead and takes the poison which kills him after Juliet wakes up in the book. The movie shows that Juliet shares one last kiss with Romeo why he lays dying. Maybe the 1996 version of the movie was a little better?