Shakespeare, William: 1564-1616
Romeo and Juliet, 1597 - Information about the Book
- General Information
- Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story in the English literary tradition. Love is naturally the play's dominant and most important theme. The play focuses on romantic love.
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- Facts
- The play can be plausibly dated to 1595. Shakespeare must have written the play between 1591 and 1596. It is based on real lovers who lived in Verona, Italy, and died for each other in the year 1303. At that time the Capulets and Montagues were among the inhabitants of the town. Shakespeare found the tale in Arthur Brooke's poem 'The Tragical Historye of Romeus and Juliet' (1562). The play has inspired other works, such as Berlioz's dramatic symphony (1839), Tchaikovsky's fantasy-overture (1869-80), and Prokofiev's full-length ballet (1938).
- Analysis
- Lyricism and Charater
- The Courtship of Romeo and Julet
- Articles
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'Romeo And Juliet': Just As You Misremembered It. The show's creators called unsuspecting people on the phone and asked them what they remembered about Shakespeare's classic love story. The result is a hilarious mishmash of half-recalled quotes, mixed-up plot points and wild digressions — all performed in the traditional Shakespearean style. NPR Radio; December 29, 2009
Transcript - The issue of the spoiler-chorus. Emma Smith; Oxford University
- Romeo and Juliet: themes lesson
- Romeo and Juliet social and historical context
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