Compare the adherence of Shakespeare's language and ideas in the 1968 and the 1996 versions of Romeo and Juliet.How did they stick to the...

Both of these versions stick to Shakespeare's language in
verbal presentation. Although they both present some language out of order, it is fairly
close, the 1968 version closer than 1996. They vary in their visual
interpretation, which significantly contributes to
ideas.

First, costuming and setting of the 1968 version
make great effort to mirror what would have been worn in Shakespeare's original plays
put on at the Globe Theatre. In the 1996 version, the director sought to identify with a
current generation and did so by replacing swords with guns, employing fast-paced moving
images, using color symbolically, and giving characters gesture-direction that assisted
the language. This last move in particular helps teenagers understand the difficult
language they are so far removed from. The ideas of love, infatuation, violence and
teenage rebellion are easy to interpret for today's teens when those gestures are
inserted.

As one who instructs this text, I feel the 1996
verion well-assists the comprehension for students.