1.) Juliet was only 13 when the play started! It was based of a poem They had been married for 3 hours before Romeo got banished Romeo originally was in love with Rosalie, but she wanted to be a nun Romeo was going to the ball to get over Rosaline and got infatuated with Juliet instead Juliet was originally played by a man The play's full title is The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet 'O she doth teach the torches to burn bright"-This line is plagiarized Verona is a real place 2.) Shakespeare wrote in a period called ‘The Renaissance’ (the word means ‘rebirth’), a time when art and literature flourished. Renaissance writers tried to recreate the glories of the Greeks and Romans; in particular, they thought deeply about human nature, and things like love and honour – and this comes out in Romeo and Juliet. 3.)Astrology was an integral part of English society – every noble family in Italy had horoscopes drawn for their children upon birth, and most governments employed astrologers to advise them. Many people believed that the stars dictated the outcome of your life. The power of the stars in determining the Fate of the characters can be found many times in Romeo and Juliet.
1.) Juliet was only 13 when the play started!
ReplyDeleteIt was based of a poem
They had been married for 3 hours before Romeo got banished
Romeo originally was in love with Rosalie, but she wanted to be a nun
Romeo was going to the ball to get over Rosaline and got infatuated with Juliet instead
Juliet was originally played by a man
The play's full title is The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
'O she doth teach the torches to burn bright"-This line is plagiarized
Verona is a real place
2.) Shakespeare wrote in a period called ‘The Renaissance’ (the word means ‘rebirth’), a time when art and literature flourished. Renaissance writers tried to recreate the glories of the Greeks and Romans; in particular, they thought deeply about human nature, and things like love and honour – and this comes out in Romeo and Juliet.
3.)Astrology was an integral part of English society – every noble family in Italy had horoscopes drawn for their children upon birth, and most governments employed astrologers to advise them. Many people believed that the stars dictated the outcome of your life. The power of the stars in determining the Fate of the characters can be found many times in Romeo and Juliet.