Shakespeare on the Scene

Sex, drugs, and violence are usually a potent combination, and only William
Shakespeare could develop them into a masterful, poetic, and elegant story. In the play,
'The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,' all these aspects of teenage life absorb the reader or
watcher. It is understood that Hollywood would try to imitate this masterpiece on screen,
and it has done so in two films: Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 'Romeo and Juliet' and Baz
Luhrmann's 1996 'William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.' The updated Luhrmann
picture best captures the essence of Shakespeare for the present-day viewer. Throu…