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Explore the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet, a story of young love, rivalry, and fate. Witness the tragic events unfolding in the streets of Verona as the two lovers defy their families for a chance at happiness.
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Romeo and Juliet Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting in Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Romeo and Juliet The plot • The setting in place Verona. • The setting in time four days and nights. • The protagoniststwo rival families,the Montaguesand the Capulets; their children, Romeo and Juliet. Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting in Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet” (1968) Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet (1996)
The first two acts are a love comedy: Romeo and Juliet meet at the Capulets’ ball and it is love at first sight they are secretly married by Friar Laurence Romeo and Juliet The plot
The real tragedystarts inthe third actwith Mercutio’s and Tybalt’s deaths; Romeo is banished from Verona. In the fourth act Juliet drinks a potion to avoid her marriage with Count Paris. Inthe fifth act tragic conclusion of the play with the deaths of the two lovers. Romeo and Juliet The plot
It isa comedy It isa tragedy Romeo and Juliet A comedy or a tragedy? the instant attraction of the young lovers; the masked balls; the comic servants; the surface life of street fights. the tragic role of chance leading up to the deaths of the two lovers.
Old hate vs young love. The feud between the two families. Friendship Revenge The predominant role played by Fate Romeo and Juliet Themes
Romeo Juliet Romeo and Juliet The two lovers the typical courtly lover intense adoration of a chaste woman she is unconventional because she: - returns Romeo’s love - stands for innocence - belongs to no characterisation - is a real woman
Regular rhythm. Use of rhymes. Use of sonnets in dialogues. Imagery of light linked to lifeand the courtly love convention. Imagery of darkness linked to death. Romeo and Juliet Style