Chink! The story of Romeo and Juliet is a story about the love of a boy, Romeo, and a young girl, Juliet, who are star crossed lovers. William Shakespeare wrote the play in the year 1595. Centuries later, Franco Zeffirelli directed the movie in 1968. Here are some similarities and differences between the book and the movie.

In the story of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo’s mother, lady Montague, dies. She perishes after hearing of her son's banishment. In the movie she does not, and can be seen in the scene where Romeo and Juliet’s bodies are presented to the Prince. This is one of the more noticeable differences between the play and movie

In the play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Paris run into each other at the Capulet tomb while going to see Juliet.