Oct 7, 2008

Romeo and Juliet | Romeo and Juliet

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Author: William Shakespeare
First Published: 1597
Type of Work: Play
Type of Plot: Tragedy
Time of Work: Fifteenth century
Setting: Verona, Italy
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

Characters Discussed

Romeo (ROH-mee-oh), the only son of old Montague, a nobleman of Verona. A romantic youth, inclined to be in love with love, he gives up his idealized passion for Rosaline when Juliet rouses in him a lasting devotion. His star-crossed young life ends in suicide.

Juliet (JEW-lee-eht), the only daughter of old Capulet. Little more than a child at the beginning of the play, she is quickly matured by love and grief into a young woman of profound grace and tragic dignity. Unable to find sympathy in her family and unable to trust her nurse, she risks death...

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Romeo and Juliet | Romeo and Juliet

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