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By William Shakespeare
Setting
The story is set in the late
1500s mostly in the town
of Verona, Italy. However,
there are a few acts set in
Mantua, Italy a smaller
town just a few miles away.
Timeline Sunday – Act One
Monday – Act Two
Tuesday – Act Three
Wednesday – Act Four
Thursday – Act Five
The Feud
Romeo’s family, the
Montagues, have a long
standing feud with
Juliet’s family, the
Capulets. While the
audience never learns
about the source of the
ancient quarrel, we do
learn that it has recently
grown stronger.
Comedy and Tragedy
Romeo and Juliet begins as a comedy but ends
as a tragedy.
Elements of a tragedy
Elements of a comedy
•Must have a tragic hero/heroine
•A struggle of young lovers to
•Ends in the death of many of the main
overcome difficulty that is often
characters
presented by elders
•Separation and unification
•Heightened tensions, often
within a family
Fate
•The inevitability of fate
Interesting…
“Star-crossed lovers” refers to two
people who are in love but have
conflicting astrological signs. In
Shakespeare’s times, people believed
the course of their lives was
determined by the exact second they
were born.
Verona Today
The Italian city of Verona,
where Romeo and Juliet lived,
receives about 1,000 letters
addressed to Juliet every
Valentine's Day.
Verona has an incredible
amount of graffiti, which is
legal, provided that you are
writing about your love for
someone.
Romeo
- Is a Montague
- 16 years old
- Cute, smart,
sensitive and
romantic
Lady Montague
• Romeo’s Mom
Lord Montague
• Romeo’s dad
• Worries about
Romeo’s sadness
Balthasar
• Romeo’s servant
Abram
• Montague’s servant
• Fights Sampson and
Gregory in the
beginning
Benvolio
• Romeo’s cousin & friend
• Tries to break-up fights and
keep the peace.
Juliet
• is a Capulet, 13 yrs old