To find the original message of the play, Romeo & Juliet, I first looked at original's story plot.

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Story & Inspiration

Despite the drastic difference in dramatic style and performance, I found that the original message that Shakespeare want to give through this play still lives on. The other interpretation was a 1950's style adaptation performed at the Garrick Theatre in 2016. The interpenetration was put on as an opera at the Covent Gardens, which is now know as the Royal Opera House. One interpretation of Romeo and Juliet that I found performed in 1867. I found, through my research, two London plays which appeared very different in style & technique, and used those interpretations to compare the overall message from the story of Romeo & Juliet. I researched the performance details, style, costumes, mood, theme and overall message of the two different interpretations of Romeo & Juliet. The question that this project wanted to answer was that after all of the different adaptations made in the years, does Shakespeare's original theme and message still live on? I answered this question by diving into the story, its inspiration, and looked at two artistically different interpretations of the play to find the real theme & message that still lives on today. Because this play is timeless in its message, there have been many different adaptations and storytelling techniques used for this play. It is a beautiful story about two lovers who are torn apart because of their families quarrel. The story of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet has been told around the world for hundreds of years. In addition to exploring scholarly literature on this subject, I used my knowledge in Theater Workshop class and from past performance creations to help me compare both performances.Through this research into the current and past performances, I founded the message of Shakespeare that still lives on today. The goal for this project was to compare two performances of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet that were performed in London in two different time periods. 4.3 Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet at the Garrick Theatre (2016).4.2 Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet at the Covent Gardens (1867).

4.1 Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Story & Inspiration.

1 How Shakespeare through the Centuries Still Lives On.

Romeo and juliet balcony scene script