Romeo and Juliet ? Do you like the story ?

Greatest Love Story Of All Time.


You have to watch the modern remake movie of Romeo and Juliet with Leonardo Di Caprio.. It is simply amazing
Romeo and Juliet ? Do you like the story ?
Yeahh i saw it in my school in english class on friday.


I saw it before that though.


Its really weird..but we kindah made fun of it.


Its soo cute though %26lt;33
Romeo and Juliet ? Do you like the story ?
YES





Romeo and Juliet is an early tragedy by William Shakespeare about two teenage "star-cross'd lovers" whose "untimely deaths" ultimately unite their feuding households. The play has been highly praised by literary critics for its language and dramatic effect. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Its influence is still seen today, with the two main characters being widely represented as archetypal young lovers.


Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to Ancient Greece. Its plot is based on an Italian tale, translated into verse as Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in 1562, and retold in prose in Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1582. Brooke and Painter were Shakespeare's chief sources of inspiration for Romeo and Juliet. He borrowed heavily from both, but developed minor characters, particularly Mercutio and Paris, in order to expand the plot. Believed written between 1591鈥?595, the play was first published in a quarto version in 1597. This text was of poor quality, and later editions corrected it, bringing it more in line with Shakespeare's original text.


Shakespeare's use of dramatic structure, especially his expansion of minor characters,use of subplots to embellish the story, has been praised as an early sign of his dramatic skill. The play ascribes different poetic forms to different characters, sometimes changing the form as the character develops. Romeo, for example, grows more adept at the sonnet form over time. Characters frequently compare love and death and allude to the role of fate.


Since its publication, Romeo and Juliet has been adapted numerous times in stage, film, musical and operatic forms. During the Restoration, it was revived and heavily revised by William Davenant. Garrick's 18th century version, which continued to be performed into the Victorian era, also changed several scenes, removing material then considered indecent. Performances in the 19th century, including Charlotte Cushman's, restored the original text, and focused on greater realism. Gielgud's 1935 version kept very close to Shakespeare's text, and used Elizabethan costumes and staging to enhance the drama.
Reply:It's great, but i just learned the whole story is satire. Romeo and Juliet are in love, but to be "star-crossed lovers" is pushing it. They believe the are they only ones for each other, and brought together by the stars, thus the reason they kill each other in the end....Just to teach you something. But all in all, great love story, great shakespearian play, my favorite along with Hamlet.