The most dangerous love story ever told.
"Romeo and Juliet" - the story of two star-crossed lovers being pulled apart by the forces of fate. Written in the late 1500's, it never deters from provoking the audience to genuinely feel for both protagonists. A lost boy who unknowingly meets a lost girl - only so they could get even more lost in their own world. Disregarding society and their families, falling more in love by the second, only to be hit with the harsh reality that their love cannot last with the circumstances they live in. Could this love last? And if it could, for how long?
An epic and searing tale of true and eternal love, not to mention "the Bard's" most renowned play. Borrowed from an Italian tale by Shakespeare, rewritten, retold, and reclaimed, it has now become a globally known story. The fast-paced plot-line and hasty actions of Romeo and Juliet set an example of what a man can become at the hands of fate and free will. On a literary level, the students found it genius. The use of multiple plots fitting to add to the greater tragedy, and the sub-plots used to embellish the story all add to the dramatic tension that is Romeo and Juliet. By: Avneet SIdhu
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MotifsThe themes and motifs in Romeo and Juliet are hard categorize into one group. Like all great stories, there are multiple.
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CharactersThe Bard expands on minor characters just enough to allow the readers to form opinions supported by evidence. Along with this, he develops the characters in a way that could only be christened - perfectly realistic.
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Poetic DevicesThe poetic devices used in Romeo and Juliet are not always picked up immediately. Almost every type of poetic device is used.
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