romeo and juliet

PRESENTATION

romeo and juliet

tragedy written by william shakespeare

• written between 1591 and 1596

• takes inspiration from the tale "The tragical romance between Romeus and Juliet" and told in "Palace of Pleasure"

the setting:

the story is set in Verona during the 16th century

Verona

the characters

Prince escalus

• The ruling prince in Verona

prince escalus from romeo and juliet (1968)

count paris

• one of Escalus' kinsman

• wants to marry Juliet

count paris from romeo and juliet (2013)

Mercutio

Mercutio from romeo and juliet (1968)

• one of Escalus' kinsman
• friend of Romeo

Mercutio from Romeo+Juliet (1996)

lord and lady capulet

• patriarch and matriarch of the house of Capulet

lord and lady capulet from romeo and juliet(2013)

lord and lady capulet from romeo and juliet (1968)

juliet capulet

juliet from romeo+ juliet (1996)

• protagonist

• Romeo's lover

juliet from Romeo and Juliet (1968)

tybalt

• juliet's cousin
• kills mercutio

tybalt from romeo and juliet(1968)

tybalt from romeo+ juliet (1996)

the nurse

the nurse from romeo+ juliet (1996)

• juliet's personal attendant and confidante

the nurse from Romeo and Juliet (1968)

rosaline capulet

• juliet's cousin

• romeo's love in the beginning

rosaline from romeo and juliet(1968)

rosaline from romeo+ juliet (1996)

Lord and Lady Montague

• patriarch and matriarch of the house of Montague

lord and lady montague from romeo+juliet (1996)

lord and lady montague from romeo and juliet (2013)

benvolio

• Romeo's cousin and his bestfriend

benvolio from romeo+juliet(1996)

benvolio from romeo and juliet (2013)

romeo montague

romeo from romeo+ juliet (1996)

• protagonist

• Juliet's lover

romeo from Romeo and Juliet (1968)

the plot

what happens?

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act 4

act 2

act 1

act 5

act 3

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the themes

FATE

• lovers at the beginning called "star-crossed" and "death-marked"
• events of characters's lives and their deaths already decided
• Friar Laurence describes the fate as "a greater power" that cannot be challenged

shallow love

romantic love

friendly love

LOVE

By opting for individual fulfillment as opposed to social traditions, both Romeo and Juliet refuse to follow the commands of their families and they struggle until the end for their love.

INDIVIDUAL VS SOCIETY

death

• a very recurring theme in the play (6 deaths total)
• Romeo and Juliet' death reasserts the structure of the play present from the beginning: a tragedy

some lines

Romeo's first impression of Juliet

''O she doth teach the torches to burn bright. It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night As a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear.''

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What love is according to friar laurence

“These violent delights have violent ends, And in their triumph die; like fire and powder, Which, as they kiss, consume: the sweetest honey Is loathsome in his own deliciousness, And in the taste confounds the appetite: Therefore love moderately: long love doth so.”

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''But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief That thou, her maid, art far more fair than she. . . . The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars As daylight doth a lamp; her eye in heaven Would through the airy region stream so bright That birds would sing and think it were not night.''

BALCONY SCENE

what about the balcony in Verona?

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Juliet on the balcony

"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name, Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet."

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romeo and juliet is still relevant today!

01

hate can be stronger than love

02

forbidden love

03

irrational love

lgbtq+protest

art

This painting of the lovers locking lips on the balcony moments before Romeo’s swift exit (with one leg already over the ledge) perfectly captures the urgency of the moment.

1853-1928

frank dicksee

Hugues merle

1823-1881

Hugues Merle (Saint Martin, 1823 – Paris, 1881) was a 19th Century French painter. He mostly painted sentimental or moral subjects.

jules salles-wagner

1814-1898

movies!

Romeo and Juliet (2013)

Romeo and Juliet (1968)

Romeo+Juliet 1996

west side story

west side story is a musical made in 1957 and the plot is the same as in "romeo and juliet" but it's based in New York and there isn't a feud between families but between gangs.

similarities between the tragedy and the musical

the balcony scene

the balcony scene in West Side Story

the end

made by Lirije Katreli,Jennifer Machuca and Agnese Salvestrini