ROMEO AND JULIET

A project made by Camilla Piccirillo and Alessia Nuzzone.

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Dire Straits and Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet

• In the song Juliet didn't fall in love with Romeo.

Differences

Content of their conversation

Analogies

• Even in the song, Juliet is is betrothed to another man.

Differences

• The whole dialogue is completly different from the original Shakespeare play, is more modern and less romantic then the original speech between Romeo and Juliet.

• In the song Romeo sing, while in the balcony scene of Shakespeare Romeo only speaks.

Analogies

The time is ricorrent in both the song and the play.

Analogies with and differences

THE SONG

ROMEO AND JULIET PLAY

• The scene is setting in the modern days.
• the balcony scene is more sensual and passionate and not romantic.

• The scene is setting in the Italian Renaissance.
• There was the romantic balcony scene.

Setting

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Imaginery used

General mood

Other main features

Social characterisation

Psycological characterisation