Romeo And Juliet 1968 Paris Death
He won t drip a few tears on juliet s grave and then go home to bed.
Romeo and juliet 1968 paris death. Romeo is furious over juliet s death and eloquent in his fury. The paramount vault 404 642 views. Romeo drags paris body inside the capulet tomb and lays him out on the floor beside juliet s body fulfilling paris final dying wish. At the end of the play he is killed by romeo montague.
I wish i had already been born in 1968 to be able to see it in a theater. Romeo and juliet is a 1968 british italian romantic tragedy film based on the play of the same name by william shakespeare. The appearance and killing of paris are edited out. The souvenir program given out when the film first played in theatres indicates that plans were originally made for paris to be killed by romeo just as in the original play there is a reference to the graveyard where romeo slays paris.
Later in the play juliet s parents try to force her to marry paris which is why she fakes her own death. This may indicate that the film was trimmed before release and that the death of paris was actually cut. Romeo and juliet 1968 4 4 juliet s death duration. In the beginning of the play he asks juliet s father if he could marry her but he tells her to wait.
Leonard whiting in interview with russell jackson jackson 2007 at p 213 confirms that the full scene involving paris was. This is my favorite movie my one and only cult movie and by far the most beautiful i ve ever seen. Shortly thereafter romeo deranged by grief himself also goes to the capulet s tomb and is confronted by count paris who believes romeo came to desecrate juliet s tomb. As paris s last word he says oh i am slain if thou be merciful open the tomb lay me with juliet.
The film was directed and co written by franco zeffirelli and stars leonard whiting and olivia hussey. Romeo and balthazar enter the graveyard balthazar then parts company with romeo who breaks his way into the crypt. Then paris and romeo gets into a fight and kills paris. Words cannot express how much i love romeo and juliet.
Paris goes to pay his last respects to juliet when romeo shows up.