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![]() ![]() ![]() They are obviously not key characters in the film so naming them seems unnecessary. We are not given the names of the other two young Montagues or the third Capulet. The Capulets are slicker, controlled and Tybalt especially has a toned physique. The Montague boys are relaxed in appearance they wear Hawaiian shirts and act like foolish young men. The Montague’s are all cast as distinctly white Americans this diversity in casting seems to reflect our modern multicultural society. Tybalt’s role appears to have been paired with that of Benvolio, as they are the most prominent members of their families. Tybalt in particular is named as ‘the prince of cats’ and has an overpowering air about him. The casting of the Capulet gang is interesting they are all Hispanic in appearance and unpleasant in character. Mercutio, Romeo’s best friend, is black and acts like a typical 20th century young black male. There are some surprising choices from the casting department. We get a very different cast from the one we would predict Romeo and Juliet are white, as we would have thought, but with American accents. Luhrmann has chosen to cast a black American female newsreader, contradicting our expectations of a white English cast throughout. The opening of the film features a 20th century television news report. ![]() Baz Luhrmann has used a vast array of media techniques to attract a modern audience to his film adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. ![]()
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