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Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is the summary of an ancient revenge between two powerful families
that erupts in bloodshed. A young lovely Romeo Montague falls in love with Juliet
Capulet who will marry her father-in-law in the city of Paris. A group of masked
Montagues risk further conflict by attacking the Capulet party. [Sources: 5]

In a desperate attempt to reunite the young, lovesick Romeo Montague with Juliet
Capulet, who is to marry her father in the county of Paris after monks faked her
own death. Romeo's attempt to end a street fight leads to the death of Juliet's own
cousin Tybalt and Romeo is banished by Juliet and a nurse who lets the couple marry
the next day. The families of Romeo and Julies from the moment they meet are
involved in a feud but when Romeo and his friends attend in disguise a party at
Julie's house, they fall in love and decide to get married. [Sources: 5, 9]

When Romeo and his friends are there, they meet Julie's cousin Tybalt, who
challenges Romeo. A fight ensues, and when Romeo tries to stop him, Lady Capulet
stabs his friend Mercutio to death. [Sources: 7, 9]

Montague's house (Romeo and Juliet) is one of Verona's two warring families, the
other being the Capulet house. Montague's son Romeo falls in love with the Capulets
"daughter and they escape, sparking the same anger between their respective
families. The Montagues are considered the more aggressive of the two families and
do not seek to maintain peace with the Capulet instigators. [Sources: 3]

The premise of a young hero and a young heroine whose families are enemies is so
appealing that they have become representative of a sort of starcrossed lover in
the popular imagination. Different films adaptations of the Romeo and Juliet -
Franco Zeffirelli version of 1968 of the same name, in which actors of similar age
are the young protagonists of Baz Luhrmann's lively Romeo - Juliet of 1996 and the
Zombie romance movie Warm Bodies from 2013. [Sources: 10]

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare written at the beginning of

his career about two young Italian lovers who reconcile their divided families
after their deaths. The 18th-century adaptation of William Shakespeare s Romeo and
Juliet - play by the young heroes and heroines whose families are enemies talk to
each other as they die. Romeo is poisoned and is barely conscious when Juliet
awakens. [Sources: 10, 11]

Romeo and Juliet is the creation of the play Romeo and Juliet from 1595. The plot
is based on an Italian tale that Arthur Brooke translated into verse in 1562 as The
Tragic Story of Romeo and in prose in 1567 as The Palace of Joy of William the
Painter. The title characters stand in a tradition of tragic romanticism that goes
back to antiquity. [Sources: 7, 11]

The earliest performance of Romeo and Juliet took place in 1597, when the first
quartet was published. The earliest date is believed to be the earliest in
Shakespeare's spelling for the play. The later date allows the necessary time for
the compilation of the manuscript with which the first Bad Quotto was printed in
early 1597. The play is closely linked to a group of plays from the period 1594-
1595: Love and Work, A Lost Midsummer Night's Dream and Richard II. [Sources: 7]
Shakespeare's sources Shakespeare knew the story of Romeo and Juliet in several
versions in the years before he wrote his plays. It was assumed that Richard
Burbage played Romeo and that the boy actor Robert Goffe was Juliet. There are no
recorded performances before the restoration in 1660, so it is likely that Romeo
was played by the Chamberlains behind the theatre curtain. [Sources: 7]

The story of a star-spangled lover and a family determined to keep him apart is one
of Shakespeare's best-known and most beloved plays. The play, set in an
extraordinary world, has become the quintessence of young love. Matthew Shilvock of
San Francisco Opera wrote the Charles Gounod opera based on Shakespeare's love
story. [Sources: 2, 6, 9]

The very word "Romeo" has become a synonym for the male lover in English, and the
idea of a doomed romantic lover who reconciles with his warring families after
death is famous all over the world. The play has been adapted for stage, film,
musical, opera and radio several times. The last film was released in 2013.
[Sources: 1]

Many minor characters who are important to the play are introduced, such as Romeo's
friend Benvolio, who is thoughtful and pragmatic but afraid of the law, and Julie's
cousin Tybalt, a hothead who hates peace but is particularly strong in his hatred
of the Montagues. [Sources: 1]

The play was only returned in 1845 in the United States with the sisters Susan and
Charlotte Cushman as Juliet and Romeo and 1847 in Great Britain at the Samuel
Phelps Sadler Wells Theatre. Garrick's slightly modified version of the play was
popular and ran for a century. For example, Garrick's version transferred the
language that describes Rosaline and Julia, heightened the idea of fidelity, and
downplayed the theme of love at first sight. [Sources: 11]

##### Sources #####

[0]: https://www.playshakespeare.com/romeo-and-juliet/synopsis

[1]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18135.Romeo_and_Juliet

[2]: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/164717/romeo-and-juliet-by-willliam-
shakespeare/

[3]: https://www.thoughtco.com/house-of-montague-2985036

[4]: https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/201/romeo-and-juliet/

[5]: https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares-
plays/romeo-and-juliet/

[6]: https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/romeo-and-juliet/
[7]: https://www.bl.uk/treasures/shakespeare/romeo.html

[8]: https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/

[9]: https://www.folger.edu/romeo-and-juliet

[10]: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Romeo-and-Juliet

[11]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet

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Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is the summary of an ancient revenge between two powerful families
that erupts in bloodshed. A young lovely Romeo Montague falls in love with Juliet
Capulet who will marry her father-in-law in the city of Paris. A group of masked
Montagues risk further conflict by attacking the Capulet party.

In a desperate attempt to reunite the young, lovesick Romeo Montague with Juliet
Capulet, who is to marry her father in the county of Paris after monks faked her
own death. Romeo's attempt to end a street fight leads to the death of Juliet's own
cousin Tybalt and Romeo is banished by Juliet and a nurse who lets the couple marry
the next day. The families of Romeo and Julies from the moment they meet are
involved in a feud but when Romeo and his friends attend in disguise a party at
Julie's house, they fall in love and decide to get married.

When Romeo and his friends are there, they meet Julie's cousin Tybalt, who
challenges Romeo. A fight ensues, and when Romeo tries to stop him, Lady Capulet
stabs his friend Mercutio to death.

Montague's house (Romeo and Juliet) is one of Verona's two warring families, the
other being the Capulet house. Montague's son Romeo falls in love with the Capulets
"daughter and they escape, sparking the same anger between their respective
families. The Montagues are considered the more aggressive of the two families and
do not seek to maintain peace with the Capulet instigators.

The premise of a young hero and a young heroine whose families are enemies is so
appealing that they have become representative of a sort of starcrossed lover in
the popular imagination. Different films adaptations of the Romeo and Juliet -
Franco Zeffirelli version of 1968 of the same name, in which actors of similar age
are the young protagonists of Baz Luhrmann's lively Romeo - Juliet of 1996 and the
Zombie romance movie Warm Bodies from 2013.

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare written at the beginning of

his career about two young Italian lovers who reconcile their divided families
after their deaths. The 18th-century adaptation of William Shakespeare s Romeo and
Juliet - play by the young heroes and heroines whose families are enemies talk to
each other as they die. Romeo is poisoned and is barely conscious when Juliet
awakens.
Romeo and Juliet is the creation of the play Romeo and Juliet from 1595. The plot
is based on an Italian tale that Arthur Brooke translated into verse in 1562 as The
Tragic Story of Romeo and in prose in 1567 as The Palace of Joy of William the
Painter. The title characters stand in a tradition of tragic romanticism that goes
back to antiquity.

The earliest performance of Romeo and Juliet took place in 1597, when the first
quartet was published. The earliest date is believed to be the earliest in
Shakespeare's spelling for the play. The later date allows the necessary time for
the compilation of the manuscript with which the first Bad Quotto was printed in
early 1597. The play is closely linked to a group of plays from the period 1594-
1595: Love and Work, A Lost Midsummer Night's Dream and Richard II.

Shakespeare's sources Shakespeare knew the story of Romeo and Juliet in several
versions in the years before he wrote his plays. It was assumed that Richard
Burbage played Romeo and that the boy actor Robert Goffe was Juliet. There are no
recorded performances before the restoration in 1660, so it is likely that Romeo
was played by the Chamberlains behind the theatre curtain.

The story of a star-spangled lover and a family determined to keep him apart is one
of Shakespeare's best-known and most beloved plays. The play, set in an
extraordinary world, has become the quintessence of young love. Matthew Shilvock of
San Francisco Opera wrote the Charles Gounod opera based on Shakespeare's love
story.

The very word "Romeo" has become a synonym for the male lover in English, and the
idea of a doomed romantic lover who reconciles with his warring families after
death is famous all over the world. The play has been adapted for stage, film,
musical, opera and radio several times. The last film was released in 2013.

Many minor characters who are important to the play are introduced, such as Romeo's
friend Benvolio, who is thoughtful and pragmatic but afraid of the law, and Julie's
cousin Tybalt, a hothead who hates peace but is particularly strong in his hatred
of the Montagues.

The play was only returned in 1845 in the United States with the sisters Susan and
Charlotte Cushman as Juliet and Romeo and 1847 in Great Britain at the Samuel
Phelps Sadler Wells Theatre. Garrick's slightly modified version of the play was
popular and ran for a century. For example, Garrick's version transferred the
language that describes Rosaline and Julia, heightened the idea of fidelity, and
downplayed the theme of love at first sight.