Romeo and Juliet (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Shakespeare
- First Published: 1597
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: Fifteenth century
- Setting: Verona, Italy
- Principal Characters: Romeo, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, Mercutio, Tybalt
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Love or romance, Suicide, Marriage, Death or dying, Fifteenth century, Fate or fatalism, Masks, Italy or Italians, Weddings, Duels or dueling, Feuds
- Locales: Verona, Italy
The Story:
In Verona, Italy, there lived two famous families, the Montagues and the Capulets. These two houses were deadly enemies, and their enmity did not stop at harsh words, but extended to bloody duels. Romeo, son of old Montague, thought himself in love with haughty Rosaline, a beautiful girl who did not return his affection. Hearing that Rosaline was to attend a great feast at the house of Capulet, Romeo and his trusted friend, Mercutio, donned masks and entered the great hall of their enemy as guests. Romeo was no sooner in the ballroom than he noticed the exquisite...
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