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Watch the movie William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1996)
If Shakespeare were alive today, do you think he would be pleased with this 1996 adapted version of his famous play? Why or why not? Be specific and detailed in your response.
Answer: He would be pleased
Explanation:
Better known as Romeo + Juliet, this American film adaptation provides a modern twist to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet that made it more accessible for teenagers at the time.
While keeping most of the language of the play, it uses it in a modern setting, displaying the gangland violence in the fictional “Verona Beach” and adding a modern indie soundtrack (Radiohead, The Cardigans, Garbage).
Much has been said about Mercutio´s homoerotic ways present in the original play, and in this movie, that idea is reinforced by making his character an African-American, trans bisexual, prone to drugs, which, although falling into stigmatizing tropes, encaptures the queer aura this play has been said to have, in addition to the idea of a forbidden love that could represent homosexuality in Shakespeare's times.
