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   Mercutio. A kinsman to the Prince, and Romeo’s close friend. One of the most extraordinary characters in all of Shakespeare’s plays, Mercutio overflows with imagination, wit, and, at times, a strange, biting satire and brooding fervor. Mercutio loves wordplay, especially sexual double entendres.

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   There are lots of characters in Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. Take an in-depth look at the main ones identifying their key attributes and relationships and analysing their part in...

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   Oct 21, 2024 · Romeo and Juliet, play by William Shakespeare, written about 1594–96 and first published in an unauthorized quarto in 1597. The appeal of the young hero and heroine is such that they have become, in the popular imagination, the representative of star-crossed lovers.

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   • Romeo and Juliet is about a young hero and heroine whose families, the Montagues and the Capulets, respectively, are ferocious enemies. Romeo and J...
   • Shakespeare’s principal source for the plot of Romeo and Juliet was The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet, a long narrative poem written in 1...
   • Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona, Italy.
   • The characters of Romeo and Juliet have been continuously depicted in literature, music, dance, and theatre. The premise of the young hero and hero...
   • Some of the most distinct film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet are Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 version of the same name, which notably cast actors sim...

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   The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, often shortened to Romeo and Juliet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families.

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   • Romeo. One of the protagonists of the play, along with Juliet. He is the male heir to the dynasty of House Montague, which is in a long-standing feud with House Capulet.
   • Juliet. One of the protagonists of the play, along with Romeo. She is the female heir to the dynasty of House Capulet, which is in a long-standing feud with House Montague.
   • Friar Laurence. A kindly, philosophical friar of Verona who, as his community’s spiritual and intellectual center, keeps finding himself enmeshed in the dramas of House Montague and House Capulet.
   • The Nurse. Juliet’s nurse is the main source of comic relief throughout the play. Forgetful, long-winded, bawdy, and seemingly immune to embarrassment, the nurse is happy to share cringe-worthy stories from her own past and Juliet’s… read analysis of The Nurse.

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   Jul 31, 2015 · Characters in the Play. Attendants, Maskers, Torchbearers, a Boy with a drum, Gentlemen, Gentlewomen, Tybalt’s Page, Servingmen. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love.

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   What makes the characters from Romeo and Juliet so beloved?

   • The passionate, the witty, the proud, the loyal: learn what makes the characters from Romeo and Juliet so beloved. Romeo is the teenage son of the Montague family, who are busy feuding with the Capulets. In the beginning, Romeo is brooding over his unrequited love for Rosaline.

   Romeo and Juliet Main Characters - Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

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   Who are the characters in Romeo and Juliet?

   • Take an in-depth look at the main ones identifying their key attributes and relationships and analysing their part in the play. As you might expect, characters in ' Romeo and Juliet ' fall into two camps - the Montagues and the Capulets. These are the two families who have been at war for many years. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet.

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   Who is Juliet in Romeo & Juliet?

   • Juliet is the young daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet. Early in the play the nobleman, Paris asks her father whether he might be allowed to marry her. Capulet organises a party as an opportunity for the two to meet and get to know each other. However, Juliet’s heart is captured that night, not by Paris, but by Romeo.

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   How is Romeo & Juliet portrayed?

   • The characters of Romeo and Juliet have been depicted in literature, music, dance, and theatre. The appeal of the young hero and heroine—whose families, the Montagues and the Capulets, respectively, are implacable enemies—is such that they have become, in the popular imagination, the representative type of star-crossed lovers.

   Romeo and Juliet | Summary, Characters, & Facts | Britannica

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   What kind of plays did Romeo & Juliet play?

   • Romeo and Juliet 1590s plays British plays adapted into films English Renaissance plays Shakespearean tragedies Fictional couples Literary duos Love stories Plays about families Plays adapted into ballets Plays adapted into operas Plays adapted into radio programs Plays adapted into television shows Plays set in Italy Plays set in Verona

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   How does Romeo fall in love with Juliet in Romeo & Juliet?

   • When he sees Juliet at a party, Romeo instantly falls in love with her instead. They impulsively decide to marry the next day. Romeo initially refuses to fight Juliet’s cousin Tybalt; but when Tybalt kills Mercutio, Romeo avenges his friend’s death and kills him.

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    Romeo. Romeo is the teenage son of the Montague family, who are busy feuding with the Capulets. In the beginning, Romeo is brooding over his unrequited love for Rosaline. When he sees Juliet at a party, Romeo instantly falls in love with her instead. They impulsively decide to marry the next day.