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

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   Oct 21, 2024 · 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 1562 by the English poet Arthur Brooke, who had based his poem on a French translation of a tale by the Italian writer Matteo Bandello.

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2. www.sparknotes.com › shakespeare › romeojulietRomeo and Juliet: Full Play Summary - SparkNotes

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   Romeo and Juliet. Full Play Summary. In the streets of Verona, another brawl breaks out between the servants of the feuding noble families of Capulet and Montague. Benvolio, a Montague, tries to stop the fighting, but he is himself embroiled when Tybalt, a rash Capulet, arrives on the scene.

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   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.

5. www.playshakespeare.com › romeo-and-juliet › synopsisRomeo and Juliet: Synopsis & Plot Summary - PlayShakespeare.com

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   Romeo meets Juliet, and they instantly fall in love. After leaving the party, Romeo eludes his friends, returns to meet Juliet, and they exchange vows of love. Romeo tells Friar Laurence what has happened and he consents to marry them. Benvolio tells Mercutio that Tybalt has sent Romeo a challenge.

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   Get all the key plot points of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet on one page. From the creators of SparkNotes.

7. www.sparknotes.com › shakespeare › romeojulietRomeo and Juliet: Full Play Analysis - SparkNotes

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   Romeo and Juliet begin the play trapped by their social roles. Romeo is a young man who is expected to chase women, but he has chosen Rosaline, who has sworn to remain a virgin. The way Romeo speaks about Rosaline suggests he is playing a role rather than feeling true, overpowering emotion.

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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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   What is Romeo & Juliet about?

   • Romeo and Juliet is a play about the conflict between the main characters’ love, with its transformative power, and the darkness, hatred, and selfishness represented by their families’ feud. The two teenaged lovers, Romeo and Juliet, fall in love the first time they see each other, but their families’ feud requires they remain enemies.

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   Is Romeo and Juliet based on a true story?

   • 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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   How did Romeo and Juliet fall in love in Romeo & Juliet?

   • At the party, Tybalt sees Romeo, but is prevented from fighting him by Capulet. Romeo meets Juliet, and they instantly fall in love. After leaving the party, Romeo eludes his friends, returns to meet Juliet, and they exchange vows of love. Romeo tells Friar Laurence what has happened and he consents to marry them.

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   How do Romeo and Juliet start the play?

   • Romeo and Juliet begin the play trapped by their social roles. Romeo is a young man who is expected to chase women, but he has chosen Rosaline, who has sworn to remain a virgin. The way Romeo speaks about Rosaline suggests he is playing a role rather than feeling true, overpowering emotion.

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   How is Romeo & Juliet portrayed?

   • The characters of Romeo and Juliet have been depicted in literature, music, dance, and theatre. The appeal of the young hero and heroine—whose families, the Montagues and the Capulets, respectively, are implacable enemies—is such that they have become, in the popular imagination, the representative type of star-crossed lovers.

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9. www.litcharts.com › lit › romeo-and-julietRomeo and Juliet Study Guide | Literature Guide - LitCharts

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