Infografica romeo e giulietta

romeo and juliet

william shakespeare

tHE PLOT

The history

Main characters

Sources

Themes

FAMOUS ACTS

Shakespeare's plays follow a five-act structure.

THE BALL

THE BALCONY SCENE

ROMEO'S DEATH

famous quotations

"Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urged! Give me my sin gain." The ball

"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." The balcony scene

"O you The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss A dateless bargain to engrossing death." Romeo's death

The history

Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona, where two rivals families, the Montagues and Capulets, are enemies. Romeo and Juliet fall in love and marry in secret. After Romeo kills Tybalt, he is banished. To avoid marryng Paris, Juliet fakes her death with a potion. Romeo, unaware of the plan, believes she is truly dead and poisons himself. Juliet awakens, finds Romeo dead, and kills herself. Their deaths lead the families to reconcile.

The ballRomeo decides at his own risk to go to the Capulet ball. There he meets Juliet. They immediately fall in love. The dialogue shows how Shakespeare succeeds in exploiting and reshaping the poetic coventions of his time in order to make them more modern.

Themes

Love: The love between Romeo and Juliet is at the heart of the tragedy. Fate: The concept of fate is crucial to the story. Hatred and Rivalry: The feud between the Montagues and Capulets creates a backdrop of conflict that obstructs Romeo and Juliet's love. Youth: The story highlights the impulsiveness and passion of youth. Identity and Social Role: Characters must confront social and familial expectations. Death and Tragedy: Death is a recurring theme in the story, culminating in the tragic end of the protagonists. Time: The theme of time plays an important role in the narrative.

Romeo's deathRomeo, believing Juliet is dead, marvels at her beauty and asks Tybalt for forgiveness. He decides to die with her, drinking poison and bidding life farewell. With a final kiss, he dies beside her.

Main characters

Romeo Montague – son of the Montague family, who falls in love with Juliet. Juliet Capulet – daughter of the Capulet family, who shares a deep love with Romeo. Friar Laurence – priest who secretly marries Romeo and Juliet. Mercutio – Romeo’s loyal friend. Tybalt Capulet – Juliet's cousin, whose feud with Romeo leads to his death. The Nurse – Juliet’s confidante.

The balcony sceneRomeo and Juliet declare their love, defying the hatred between their families. They promise to be together despite the obstacles.

Sources

"The Tragicall History of Romeus and Juliet" by Arthur Brooke (1562). "Romeo and Juliet's palace" by William Painter (1567). Classical sources – various Italian tales and legends about tragic love. Shakespeare adapted and transformed these earlier works into his own version, focusing on themes of love, fate, and family conflict.