NAME- MERWYN FERNANDESCLASS- SYBMMROLL NO – 01SUBJECT- INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITINGSUB-TOPIC- ROMEO AND JULIETCOLLEGE- M. P. S. P. SINGH COLLEGE

ROMEO AND JULIET - WILLIAM

SHAKESPEARE

Characters in Romeo and Juliet

Friar LaurenceCount ParisPeterMercutioMontagueSampsonTybaltPetruchioRomeo

BenvolioCapuletAbrahamBalthasarFriar JohnJulietPrince EscalusGregory

The theme

The play Romeo and Juliet is categorised as a Tragedy

History of the play

Romeo and Juliet was based on real lovers who lived in Verona, Italy who died for each other in the year 1303. At that time the Capulets and Montagues were among the inhabitants of Verona.

Famous Quotes / Quotations

"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun". "Good Night, Good night! Parting is such

sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow."

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet".

William Shakespeare's Main Source

Shakespeare found the story in Arthur Brooke's poem 'The Tragical Historye of Romeus and Juliet' (1562).

Inspiration from the play

Romeo and Juliet has inspired other works, such as Berlioz's dramatic symphony (1839), Tchaikovsky's fantasy-overture (1869-80), and Prokofiev's full-length ballet (1938).

The academy award winning musical West Side Story is based on the story of Romeo and Juliet.

Summary of the plot or story Shakespeare's tragic drama of the "star-crossed"

young lovers Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet is best remembered for the famous balcony scene. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are teenagers who fall deeply in love but their families are bitter enemies. They seize the moment and marry in secret, they make every effort to conceal their actions but these end in tragedy when Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Mercutio and Paris all die. The themes running through the play address the issues of the consequences of immature blind passion, hatred and prejudice.

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