diumenge, 13 de febrer del 2011

Romeo and Juliet

1.What do you know about Romeo and Juliet?
It’s a story about two young lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal  stories of young, teenage lovers.
2.Where did they live?
They lived in Verona, Italy.
3.What were their family names?
 Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague
4.Who wrote the story?
William Shakespeare
5.When was the story written?
Between 1591 and 1595.
6. What is the source of this story(origin)?
Shakespeare borrowed heavily from both but stories(Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke and Palace of Pleasure by William Painter), to expand the plot, developed supporting characters, particularly Mercutio and Paris.
7. Is it a comedy or a tragedy? why?
A tragedy. Because the two lovers die in the end of  the story for love.
8. Is a similar story possible today? Justify your answer
No. Because people unfortunately has changed a lot from antiquity.


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