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   Romeo and Juliet begin the play trapped by their social roles. Romeo is a young man who is expected to chase women, but he has chosen Rosaline, who has sworn to remain a virgin. The way Romeo speaks about Rosaline suggests he is playing a role rather than feeling true, overpowering emotion.

2. www.sparknotes.com › shakespeare › romeojulietRomeo and Juliet Act 1: Scene 1 Summary & Analysis - SparkNotes

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   Summary. Sampson and Gregory, two servants of the house of Capulet, stroll through the streets of Verona. With bawdy banter, Sampson vents his hatred of the house of Montague. The two exchange punning remarks about physically conquering Montague men and sexually conquering Montague women.

3. www.sparknotes.com › shakespeare › romeojulietRomeo and Juliet: Study Guide - SparkNotes

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   Overview. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, penned in the early stages of his career and first performed around 1596, is a timeless tragedy that unfolds in the city of Verona. This play tells the story of two young lovers from feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets.

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   Here's a quick overview of what happens in Romeo and Juliet. 1. The Montague and Capulet families are at war and have had another fight. The Prince, who keeps the peace in Verona, says that if there are any further fights the head of the houses will be killed.

5. interestingliterature.com › 2020 › 06A Summary and Analysis of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

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   Jun 4, 2020 · The Italian story ‘Mariotto and Gianozza’, printed in 1476, contained many of the plot elements of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare’s source for the play’s story was Arthur Brooke’s The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet (1562), an English verse translation of this Italian tale.

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   Shakespeare drew on many sources—both ancient and contemporaneous with his own era—in the writing of Romeo and Juliet. The tale of Pyramus and Thisbe from Ovid’s Metamorphoses tells the story of two Babylonian lovers forbidden from marrying one another by their feuding parents.

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   Who wrote Romeo & Juliet?

   • Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, penned in the early stages of his career and first performed around 1596, is a timeless tragedy that unfolds in the city of Verona. This play tells the story of two young lovers from feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets.

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   What happens in Romeo and Juliet?

   • This play tells the story of two young lovers from feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo and Juliet’s passionate love defies the social and familial boundaries that seek to keep them apart. Their ill-fated romance leads to a series of tragic events, culminating in the untimely deaths of the titular characters.

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   What is Romeo & Juliet about?

   • Romeo and Juliet is a play about the conflict between the main characters’ love, with its transformative power, and the darkness, hatred, and selfishness represented by their families’ feud. The two teenaged lovers, Romeo and Juliet, fall in love the first time they see each other, but their families’ feud requires they remain enemies.

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   • Read the full play summary, the full play analysis, in-depth character analyses of Romeo and Juliet, and explanations of important quotes from Romeo and Juliet. From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes Romeo and Juliet Study Guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays.

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   How do Romeo and Juliet start the play?

   • Romeo and Juliet begin the play trapped by their social roles. Romeo is a young man who is expected to chase women, but he has chosen Rosaline, who has sworn to remain a virgin. The way Romeo speaks about Rosaline suggests he is playing a role rather than feeling true, overpowering emotion.

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   Where did Romeo and Juliet come from?

   • The Italian story ‘Mariotto and Gianozza’, printed in 1476, contained many of the plot elements of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare’s source for the play’s story was Arthur Brooke’s The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet (1562), an English verse translation of this Italian tale.

   A Summary and Analysis of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

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   After a series of public brawls between both the nobles and the servants of the two families, which shed blood and disturb the peace in Verona’s city streets, Prince Escalus, the ruler of Verona, declares that anyone in either family involved in any future fighting will be put to death.