Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Romeo & Juliet
- Set in the 16th
century in
Verona, Italy.
- It was set in a foreign country (to Shakespeare) because it was seen as 'romantic'
- It is a tragedy
mixed with
romance.
- Themes of love - courtly,
unrequited, romantic, friendly
and maternal love.
- Unrequited - between
Romeo and
Rosaline/Juliet and
Paris.
- Romantic - between Romeo
and Juliet.
- Friendly - between
Romeo and
Mercutio/Romeo
and Benvolio.
- Maternal - between
Juliet and the Nurse.