Explain (or analyse) how Baz Lurhmann makes 'Romeo and Juliet' interesting for a modern audience. In your answer focus on Shakespeare's dramatic qualities, language and purposes in the 'Prologue' and Act one, Scene One (up to line 97). To explain how Baz Lurhmann makes 'Rome and Juliet' interesting for a modern audience I have read Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' and watched the 1998 film version of the play directed by Baz Lurhmann. Compared with Shakespeare's stage performance …showed first 75 words of 1992 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1992 total…props, locations and much more time to complete his filming of the play. He has used them effectively to make his version of 'Romeo and Juliet' more interesting for a modern audience. He was able to make the film more dramatic and modern to make the audience of today more interested. He had many different things to use in the film that Shakespeare was unable to use making it more interesting for a modern audience.