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   Is Romeo and Juliet based on a true story?

   • Romeo and Julietbelongs to a tradition of tragic romancesstretching back to antiquity. The plot is based on an Italian tale written by Matteo Bandelloand translated into verse as The Tragical History of Romeus and Julietby Arthur Brookein 1562 and retold in prose in Palace of Pleasureby William Painterin 1567.

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   Why is Romeo and Juliet a good story?

   • In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a world of violence and generational conflict in which two young people fall in love and die because of that love. The story is rather extraordinary in that the normal problems faced by young lovers are here so very large.

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   Was Romeo and Juliet real?

   • History Facts Were Romeo and Juliet Real? William Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy Romeo and Juliet first appeared in print in 1597. The play’s famous prologue presents a compelling tale about “a pair of star-crossed lovers [who] take their life” because of an “ancient grudge” between their households.

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   Are Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague based on real people?

   • But were these young lovers based on real people? Photo credit: DEA / G. CARFAGNA / De Agostini via Getty Images Though historians generally agree that Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague were fictional characters, it’s possible that their feuding houses were based on real families in Verona, Italy, where Shakespeare set his famous tragedy.

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   What was Shakespeare's main source for the plot of Romeo & Juliet?

   • Shakespeare’s principal source for the plot was The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet (1562), a long narrative poem by the English poet Arthur Brooke, who had based his poem on a French translation of a tale by the Italian Matteo Bandello.

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   Who created Romeo & Juliet?

   • Romeo and Julietis one of Shakespeare's most-illustrated works. The first known illustration was a woodcut of the tomb scene,thought to be created by Elisha Kirkall, which appeared in Nicholas Rowe's 1709 edition of Shakespeare's plays.

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3. www.britannica.com › topic › Romeo-and-JulietRomeo and Juliet | Summary, Characters, & Facts | Britannica

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   Oct 21, 2024 · What is Romeo and Juliet based on? Where is Romeo and Juliet set? How is Romeo and Juliet still relevant today? What are some examples of film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet? Romeo and Juliet, play by William Shakespeare, written about 1594–96 and first published in an unauthorized quarto in 1597.

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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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   Jul 18, 2020 · Romeo and Juliet is said to be based on a true story. Some say that it was based on the Guelphs and Ghibellines , but another poet- Masaccio Saleritano- claims that the story, all but the death...

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   Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. The plot is based on an Italian tale written by Matteo Bandello and translated into verse as The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in 1562 and retold in prose in Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1567.

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   Though historians generally agree that Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague were fictional characters, it’s possible that their feuding houses were based on real families in Verona, Italy, where Shakespeare set his famous tragedy.

8. www.folger.edu › explore › shakespeares-worksAbout Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet | Folger Shakespeare Library

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   In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a world of violence and generational conflict in which two young people fall in love and die because of that love. The story is rather extraordinary in that the normal problems faced by young lovers are here so very large.

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   Important information about William Shakespeare's background, historical events that influenced Romeo and Juliet, and the main ideas within the work.

10. www.rsc.org.uk › romeo-and-juliet › about-the-playDates and Sources | Romeo and Juliet - Royal Shakespeare Company

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    Sources. In 1562 Arthur Brooke published The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet, the first English version of the story of Romeo and Juliet. His long poem was very popular among Elizabethan readers, enjoying several reprints.