We have watched two versions of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. One was made in 1968 by a man called Franco Zeffirelli and was set in Verona, in the Middle Ages. A man named Baz Luhrmann made the other movie in 1996. This version was set in America and is very modern. The stars in the Zeffirelli version were Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting. The Luhrmann version starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. One of the main differences between …showed first 75 words of 977 total…

…showed last 75 words of 977 total…because it filled everyone with dread and it was very sorrowful. Then when Juliet shot herself in the head, it was really dramatic, as you heard the sound of the shot. To summarise the two films, all I can say is that I loved them both, because they are so different, but if I had to choose, I’d choose the Luhrmann version, starring Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio, just because I loved the ending.