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Introductionas a Tool for Theatricality: The Use of Red Curtain Aesthetic in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. by Chloe Varenhorst. Photo by Manos Gkikas on Unsplash. Baz Luhrmann's masterful use of Red Curtain Aesthetic throughout his 1996 box-office hit Romeo + Juliet redefined Shakespeare for the modern era. However, the entire film does not completely represent this captivating aesthetic CiteThis Essay. Download. In William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, he demonstrates and critiques the strong gender norms that were present at the time in which the play is set in Verona, Italy. He portrays the role of men and women as they were at this time. Men are shown as having a sense of honour, masculinity and are the head of Romeoand Juliet subverts traditional symbols of light and dark. Generally, light represents goodness and hope, while dark signifies confusion and danger. Shakespeare upends these common associations, however, as day and bright lights are portrayed as negative in the play. Romeo initially calls Juliet "the sun," yet this bright force quickly VerifiedAudience. James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk. Whiting and Hussey have a powerful screen chemistry, and the way they exchange glances, especially when they first spy each other across the