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'''The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet''', commonly referred to as '''Romeo and Juliet''', is a play by [[William Shakespeare]] concerning the fate of two young lovers who would do anything to be together. It is, perhaps, the most famous of his plays and undoubtedly the most famous love story in Western history.
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A common misconception is that the plot of ''Romeo and Juliet'' was invented by Shakespeare. In fact, his play is a dramatisation of [[Arthur Brooke]]'s narrative poem ''[[The Tragicall History of Romeus and Juliet]]'' ([[1562]]). Shakespeare followed Brooke's poem fairly closely but enriched its texture by adding extra detail to both major and minor characters, in particular the Nurse and [[Mercutio]].
Brooke's poem was not original either. It ultimately derives from the [[1476]] story of Mariotto and Gianozza by [[Masuccio Salernitano]], in ''Il Novelino''. [[Luigi da Porto]]'s ''Istoria novellamente ritrovata di due Nobili Amanti'' gave the story much of its modern form, renaming the lovers to Romeus and Giulietta and shifting the action from [[Siena]] to [[Verona]]. Da Porto's story was then adapted by [[Matteo Bandello]] for inclusion in his ''Novelle'' ([[1554]]). Brooke's poem is derived from Bandello.
More generally, the story of the ill-fated lovers has parallels with many similar tales told throughout history, including [[Hero and Leander]], [[Pyramus and Thisbe]], [[Floris and Blanchefleur]], [[Troilus and Cressida]], [[Layla and Majnun]], [[Tristan and Isolde]] and [[Hagbard and Signy]]. One could say that these were the "Romeo and Juliet"s of their time periods.
==Plot==
[[Image:Romeo and Juliet.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Romeo and Juliet statue in [[Central Park]] in [[New York City]].]]
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The play begins with a 14-line [[prologue]] in the form of a [[sonnet]]. The chorus explains to the audience that the story concerns two noble families of [[Verona]], the Capulets and the Montagues, that have [[feud]]ed for generations. The chorus also tells how the tragic suicide of the lovers "[buries] their parents' strife," ending the conflict.
=== Act I ===
The action starts with a typical street-brawl between the two families, started by their servants and put down by the Prince of Verona. The Prince declares that the heads of the two families (known simply as "Montague" and "Capulet") will be held personally accountable (with their lives) for any further breach of the peace, and disperses the crowd.
Paris, a young nobleman, talks to Capulet about marrying his thirteen-year-old daughter Juliet. Capulet demurs, citing the girl's tender years, and invites him to attract the attention of Juliet during a [[Masquerade ball|ball]] that the family is to hold that night. Meanwhile Juliet's mother tries to persuade her young daughter to accept Paris's wooing during their coming ball. Juliet is not inspired by the idea of marrying Paris -- in fact she admits to not really having considered marriage at all. But, being a dutiful daughter, she accedes to her mother's wishes. This scene also introduces Juliet's nurse, the comic relief of the play, who recounts a bawdy anecdote about Juliet at great length and with much repetition.
In the meantime, Montague and his wife fret to their nephew [[Benvolio]] about their son Romeo, who has long been moping for reasons unknown to them. Benvolio promises Montague that he will try to determine the cause. Benvolio queries Romeo and finds that his melancholy has its roots in his unrequited love for Capulet's niece, a girl named Rosaline (an [[unseen character]]). Romeo is infatuated but laments that she will not "ope her lap to saint-seducing gold." Perhaps most frustrating to Romeo is the fact that Rosaline "will not be hit with Cupid's arrow/ She hath Dian's wit". In other words, it's not that she finds Romeo himself objectionable, but that she has foresworn to marry at all. Benvolio tries to snap Romeo out of his dark mood, to no avail: despite the good-natured taunts of his fellows, including the witty nobleman Mercutio (who gives his well known Queen Mab speech), Romeo resolves to attend the masque at the Capulet house, relying on not being spotted in his costume, in the hopes of meeting up with Rosaline.
Romeo attends the ball as planned, but he does not see Rosaline and falls instead for Juliet. They proclaim their love for one another with their "love sonnet" in which Romeo compares himself to a pilgrim and Juliet to the saint which is the object of his pilgrimage.
Tybalt, Juliet's hot-blooded cousin, recognizes Romeo under his disguise and calls for his sword. Capulet, however, speaks kindly of Romeo and, having resolved that his family will not be first to violate the Prince's decree, sternly forbids Tybalt from confronting Romeo. Tybalt stalks off in a huff. Before the ball ends, the Nurse identifies Juliet for Romeo, and (separately) identifies Romeo for Juliet.
===Act II===
Emboldened, Romeo risks his life by remaining on the Capulet estate after the party breaks up, to catch another glimpse of Juliet at her room, and in the famous balcony scene, the two eloquently declare their love for each other. The young lovers decide to marry without informing their parents, because they would undoubtedly disallow it due to the hate between the clans and the planned union between Paris and Juliet.
Juliet sends the nurse to find Romeo. Accompanied by one Peter, who carries her fan, the nurse exchanges some spicy raillery with the bawdy Mercutio.
With the help of Juliet's Nurse and the [[Franciscan]] priest Friar Lawrence, the two are wedded the next day. Friar Lawrence performs the ceremony, hoping to bring the two families to peace with each other through their mutual union.
===Act III===
Events take a darker turn. Tybalt, still smarting from the incident at the Capulets' ball, meets up with Romeo and attempts to provoke a sword fight. Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt because they are now kinsmen - although Tybalt doesn't know it, as he doesn't yet know that Romeo has married Juliet. Mercutio, who is also unaware of the marriage, is incensed by Tybalt's insolence - and Romeo's seeming indifference - and takes up the challenge himself. In the ensuing swordplay, Romeo attempts to allay Mercutio's anger, momentarily placing his arm around him. By doing so, however, Romeo inadvertently allows Mercutio to be fatally wounded by Tybalt. Mercutio dies, wishing "a plague on both your houses." Romeo, in his anger, slays Tybalt. Although under the Prince of Verona's proclamation Romeo (and Montague and Capulet, as well) would be subject to the death penalty, the Prince instead fines the head of each house, and reduces Romeo's punishment to exile in recognition that Tybalt had killed Mercutio, who had not only been Romeo's friend but a relative of the Prince. Romeo flees to [[Mantua]] after attempting to see Juliet one last time.
Just after Romeo leaves Juliet's bedroom unseen, Capulet breaks into her sanctuary to tell the news to his daughter Juliet that he has agreed to fix the date of Paris and Juliet's wedding as three days hence, to console her perceived mourning for Tybalt, although it's Romeo's exile she is upset about. Unwilling to enter this arranged marriage, telling her parents that she will not marry, and when she does, "it shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate." Capulet flies into a rage.
===Act IV===
Friar Lawrence, a dabbler in herbal medicines and potions, gives Juliet a potion and a plan: the potion will put her in a death-like coma for "two and forty hours" (Act IV. Scene I); she is to take it before her marriage day, and when discovered dead, she will be laid in the family crypt. Meanwhile, the Friar will send a messenger to inform Romeo, so that he can rejoin her when she awakes. The two can then leave for Mantua and live happily ever after. Juliet takes the potion, and things proceed as planned.
===Act V===
The Friar's messenger is unable to reach Romeo due to Mantua being under quarantine, and Romeo learns only of Juliet's supposed "death" through a family servant. Grief-stricken, he buys some strong poison, returns to Verona in secret, and proceeds to the Capulets' crypt, determined to join Juliet in death. Upon arrival he encounters Paris, who has also come to mourn privately for his lost love. After killing Paris in a duel, Romeo drinks the poison after seeing Juliet one last time, exclaiming: "O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die." (Act 5. Scene III)
Friar Lawrence then arrives and, entering upon the room, finds the dead bodies of Romeo and Paris. It is at this point that Juliet awakes and, seeing the surrounding death, seeks answers. Friar Lawrence, afraid of being apprehended by the city guards, urges Juliet to flee with him. Knowing all is lost, she replies to the Friar's offer with "Go, get thee hence, for I will not away." (Act 5. Scene III) Juliet cannot imagine a rewarding life without Romeo and so she stabs herself fatally with his dagger. The two lovers lie dead side by side, devoted until the last breath of life.
Romeo, Juliet, and Paris are found dead shortly thereafter by a squire, who runs off to alert others. As word spreads throughout Verona about the deaths, the two feuding families (except Lady Montague, who had died of grief for her son) and the Prince converge upon the tomb. They are horrified to find Romeo, Juliet, and Paris all lying dead, and Friar Lawrence (who has hurried to the crypt but is too late to prevent the tragedy) reveals to them the love and secret marriage of Romeo and Juliet. The feuding families are reconciled by their children's deaths and agree to end their violent [[feud]], as explained by the prologue. The play ends with the Prince saying, "A glooming peace this morning with it brings;
The sun for sorrow will not show his head.
Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things;
Some shall be pardon'd, and some punished;
For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
==Text of the play==
''Romeo and Juliet'' was published in two distinct [[quarto]] editions prior to the publication of the [[First Folio]] of 1623. These are often referred to as Q1 and Q2 by Shakespeare scholars.
Q1 was published in 1597. It was neither licenced nor approved by the author, but appears to be a reconstructed or "reported" version of the play, likely by actors who had played the roles of Romeo and Paris, as their lines are reasonably complete and uncorrupted relative to the rest of the play. Modern people would consider this a "pirate" edition, but the practice was far from unusual at the time.
Q2, a much more complete and reliable text, was first published in 1599, and reprinted in 1609, 1623 and 1637. Scholars believe that this text was taken from Shakespeare's actual draft, citing textual oddities such as variable tags for characters and "false starts" for speeches that were presumably struck through by the author but erroneously preserved by the typesetter.
The First Folio text of 1623 seems to be based primarily on the 1609 reprint of Q2, with some clarifications and corrections possibly coming from a theatrical promptbook.
==Commentary==
Like most of Shakespeare's plays, the greater part of ''Romeo and Juliet'' is written in [[iambic pentameter]]. However, the play is also notable for its copious use of [[rhyme|rhymed]] verse, notably in the [[sonnet]] contained in Romeo and Juliet's dialogue in the scene where they first meet. This sonnet figures Romeo as a blushing pilgrim (palmer) praying before an image of [[Mary, Mother of Jesus | the Virgin Mary]], as many persons in early-sixteenth-century England did at shrines such as the shrine of [[Our Lady of Walsingham]].[http://www.galbithink.org/sense-s5.htm] Because of its use of rhyme, its extravagant expressions of love, its Italian theme, and its implausible plot, ''Romeo and Juliet'' is considered to belong to Shakespeare's "[[lyric poem|lyrical]] period", along with the similarly poetic plays ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' and ''[[Richard II (play)|Richard II]]''.
''Romeo and Juliet'' is one of the earlier works in the Shakespearean canon, and while it is often classified as a [[tragedy]], it does not bear the hallmarks of the 'great tragedies' like [[Hamlet]] and [[Macbeth]]. Some argue that Romeo and Juliet's demise does not stem from their own individual flaws, but from the actions of others or from accidents. Unlike the great tragedies, ''Romeo and Juliet'' is more a tragedy of mistiming and ill fate. However, others consider rashness and youth to be the [[tragic flaw]]s of Romeo and Juliet.
The play's most famous line is widely misunderstood. The word "wherefore" means "why", not "where", so when Juliet calls from the balcony, "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" she is asking why his name (by implication, his family's name) makes him an enemy of her family, as the next lines make clear: "Deny thy father, and refuse thy name ... that which we call a rose/By any other word would smell as sweet." (This instance has led to a more widespread misuse of "wherefore".)
==Farce==
It has been noted that the plot of ''Romeo and Juliet'' is more that of a [[farce]] or [[comedy of errors]] than a tragedy, except that it lacks the vital last-minute save and everyone dies at the end instead of living happily ever after. It can also be argued that not all is woe at the end. A long-running feud is ended, although at the price of the two lovers' lives, thus, no doubt, future deaths have been prevented.
==Italy==
In this pre-modern time Italy did not yet exist and its warring [[medieval commune|communes]] stood divided, many of them against the interests of the [[Catholic Church]] - particularly in the [[Verona]] and [[Venice]] areas, ([[Venice]] would become known as a thorn in the side of the Church in the 1500s). The play attacks the [[Catholic Church]] (largely to please [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth]]).
==Adaptations==
There have been many adaptations of Romeo and Juliet, created for many media.
===Plays===
Other versions of the Romeo and Juliet play had been made, which had the "culture" of where the play was made as the "setting". For instance, a version of the play which had Romeo as a [[Palestinian]] and Juliet as a [[Jew]] in [[Israel]] and the [[Palestinian territories]] was made, which criticizes the [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]].
An updated version of Romeo and Juliet called [http://homepage.mac.com/christolley/RJR Romeo/Juliet Remixed] (or R0M30/JUL137 R3M1X3D) is set to a [[rave]] dance floor background with a [[kick-boxing]] Juliet and an [[Ecstasy (drug)|Ecstasy]]-taking Romeo. Before the play begins, this interactive show features a choice of [[glowstick]]s (pink if one chooses to be a Montague, yellow if one chooses to be a Capulet,) an escort to a mock dance club called "Club Verona" where "theater"-goers dance and mingle with the cast and other audience members, as well as the chance to cheer on a crew of [[breakdancing]] Montagues or Capulets, and a chance to be on the venue's big screen. Romeo and Juliet communicate via cell phone and [[text messaging]].
===Opera===
The story was converted into the [[opera]] ''[[Roméo et Juliette]]'' by [[Charles Gounod|Charles François Gounod]] in [[1867]] with a [[libretto]] written by [[Jules Barbier]] and [[Michel Carré]].
The Romeo and Juliet story was also the subject of [[Vincenzo Bellini]]'s opera ''[[I Capuleti e i Montecchi]]'', although Bellini and his librettist, [[Felice Romani]], worked from Italian sources, and these were only distantly related to Shakespeare's work.
===Ballet===
Several [[ballet]] adaptations of the story have been made, the first written in the 18th century. The best known feature music by [[Sergei Prokofiev]], and a variety of choreographers have used this music. The first version featuring Prokofiev's music was performed in [[1938]]. See: [[Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)]]
===Musical===
The [[Musical theater|musical]] ''[[West Side Story]]'', also made into a film, is based on ''Romeo and Juliet'' but updates the story to mid-[[20th century]] [[New York City]] and the warring families to ethnic gangs.
''[[Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour]]'', a musical by [[Gérard Presgurvic]], premiered on January 19, 2001 in the Palais de Congrès in Paris, France. It attracted already (2005) six million people.
The song "[[Exit Music (For a Film)]]" by [[Radiohead]] was made for the [[1996]] movie version (see below) of ''Romeo and Juliet'' and is sung from the point of view of someone waking up his lover and inviting them to join them in escaping from the oppression of their respective families through [[suicide]].
===Instrumental Music===
Among the instrumental pieces inspired by the play are [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky)|Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy]]'' and [[Hector Berlioz]]'s [[Romeo et Juliette (symphony)|Roméo et Juliette "Symphonie dramatique"]], although the latter does have substantial vocal parts. Prokofiev also created three orchestra suites and a piano suite, [[Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)|Romeo and Juliet: Ten Pieces for Piano]], based on the music from his ballet.
===Movie versions===
:''See also [[Shakespeare on screen#Romeo and Juliet|Shakespeare on screen (Romeo and Juliet)]]
There have been over forty movie versions of the tale, with the first made in [[France]] in [[1900]]. Some of the more notable adaptations include:
;1908 - ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1908 film)|Romeo and Juliet]]'', a [[silent film]] made by [[Vitagraph Studios]].
:The first [[United States|American]] production, it was directed by [[J. Stuart Blackton]], the film starred [[Paul Panzer]] as Romeo and [[Florence Lawrence]] as Juliet.
;1936 - ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1936 film)|Romeo and Juliet]]'', produced by [[Irving Thalberg]] and directed by [[George Cukor]]
:The 1936 screen version was one of the more notable of [[Classical Hollywood cinema|Classical Hollywood]]. Thalberg spared no expense, and showcased his wife, [[Norma Shearer]], in the lead role. Romeo was played by [[Leslie Howard]], [[John Barrymore]] was Mercutio, and [[Andy Devine]] was Peter, the servant to Juliet's nurse. However, the film was criticized because Howard and Shearer were both far too old for the roles.
:[[Academy Awards]] nominations:
:*[[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] - [[Irving Thalberg]], producer
:*Best Actor in a Supporting Role - [[Basil Rathbone]] - as Tybalt
:*[[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] - [[Norma Shearer]]
:*Best Art Direction - [[Cedric Gibbons]], [[Fredric Hope]] and [[Edwin B. Willis]]
;1954 - ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1954 film)|Romeo and Juliet]]'' directed by [[Renato Castellani]].
:A notable Italian production with a strong cast and a colourful setting. The cast includes [[Galina Ulanova]], [[Laurence Harvey]], [[Bolshoi Ballet]], [[Mervyn Johns]], [[Flora Robson]], [[Yuri Zhdanov]] and [[Susan Shentall]].
;1968 - ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)|Romeo and Juliet]]'', directed by [[Franco Zeffirelli]]
:Filmed in [[Italy]], the performance of the young [[Olivia Hussey]] as Juliet has been considered truly inspired by some, as weak by others. It won [[Academy Award|Oscar]]s for [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|best cinematography]] and [[Academy Award for Costume Design|best costume design]], and was nominated for [[Academy Award for Directing|Best Director]]. It also starred [[Leonard Whiting]] as Romeo - he was seen as 'the next big thing' in film at the time, but his career did not match up to expectations. This version is often considered the definitive one, if measured only by viewing in American high schools.
;1978 - ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1978 movie)|Romeo and Juliet]]'', directed by [[Alvin Rakoff]]
:for the [[BBC Television Shakespeare]] series. This production is generally unregarded due to its inexperienced stars and low production values, although [[Alan Rickman]]'s Tybalt is watchable.
;1983 - ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1983 movie)|Romeo and Juliet]]'', directed by [[William Woodman]]
:This film features an excellent set of costumes. The cast includes [[Alex Hyde-White]], [[Blanche Baker]], [[Esther Rolle]], [[Dan Hamilton]], and [[Frederic Hehne]].
;1996 - ''[[William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet|Romeo + Juliet]]'', directed by [[Baz Luhrmann]]
:Starring [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] and [[Claire Danes]] in the title roles, Luhrmann gave the famous tale a modern setting. This radical interpretation of the play is either loved or loathed by filmgoers, but its [[art direction]] and [[cinematography]] are undeniably impressive.
:At the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] [[1997]], it won:
:* Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio)
:* Alfred Bauer Prize
:[[Academy Awards]] [[1996]] nominations:
:* Best Art Direction ([[Catherine Martin]])
:* Set Decoration ([[Brigitte Broch]])
;1996 - ''[[Tromeo and Juliet]]'', directed by [[Lloyd Kaufman]]
:The [[Troma]] team put their own inimitable spin on the story, setting it in [[Manhattan]] in a [[punk culture|punk]] milieu. [[Lemmy Kilmister|Lemmy]] from [[Motörhead]] narrates.
;2005 - ''[[Romeo & Juliet (2005 H&M advertisement)|Romeo & Juliet]]'' directed by [[David LaChapelle|Dave LaChapelle]]
:Featuring [[Tamyra Gray]] as Juliet, [[Gus Carr]] as Romeo, and [[Mary J. Blige]], this is a 10 minute promotional advertisement for the [[H&M]] clothing company. Released in September 2005, this commercial was shown online ([http://www.hm.com/corporate/inspiration/campaigns/denim/index.jsp?clang=us&version=2005-44b H&M website]) and during the trailers of certain theatrical films, and featured the new "&denim" selection. In this musical remake which features background music provided by [[Mary J. Blige]], Romeo is gunned down in a [[drive-by shooting]] and Juliet sings over his body while he bleeds to death on the street. Due to many complaints that the commercial glamorized gang violence and was [[H&M|H&M's]] attempt to use [[gun culture]] to sell their jeans to teenagers, H&M subsequently withdrew the ad from Canadian & U.S. markets and issued an apology.
The film ''[[West Side Story]]'' set in 1960's [[New York City]] was based on the story of Romeo and Juliet, with Capulet and Montague exchanged for the Jets and Sharks.
''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' is a fictional account of how Shakespeare writes the play against the clock inspired by his love of an upper-class woman. The movie also describes the start of [[Twelfth Night]] which was also inspired by the same woman.
==Allusions==
* The documentary ''[[Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo]]'' detailed a starcrossed romance that met a tragic end during the [[Siege of Sarajevo]] in the former [[Yugoslavia]].
* [[Dire Straits]]' [[1980]] album ''[[Making Movies]]'' had a hit song "Romeo and Juliet", in which the lovestruck singer imagines himself in Romeo's image, as his girlfriend's parents disapprove of him. [[The Indigo Girls]] covered this song on their album [[Rites of Passage]].
* The [[Lou Reed]] song, "Romeo had Juliette" from the 1989 album "New York".
* The [[2003]] musical remake of [[Reefer Madness (musical)|Reefer Madness]] featured a song "Romeo and Juliet" in which a pair of young lovers compare themselves to Romeo and Juliet, having only read the first half of the play, and mistakenly assuming the ending to be happy.
* The [[Arctic Monkeys]] song [[I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor]] mentions the Montagues and Capulets.
* The [[Blue Öyster Cult]] song "Don't Fear the Reaper" mentions Romeo and Juliet.
* The [[Big Audio Dynamite]] [[1985]] album "This is Big Audio Dynamite" has in the song "The Bottom Line" a reference to Romeo (as well as a reference to the famous soliloquy in Hamlet).
==External links==
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* [http://www.italicon.it/index_biblio.asp?MNUEICON=04&Lettera=M&autore=34&titolo=51 Romeo and Juliet] - The electronic text in Italian of the original story
* [http://www.asksam.com/ebooks/shakespeare/romeo_juliet.asp Search and analyze Romeo and Juliet on-line or in a downloadable eBook.]
*[http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/1112 Romeo and Juliet] - plain vanilla text from [[Project Gutenberg]]
*[http://www.shakespeare-literature.com/Romeo_and_Juliet/ Romeo and Juliet] - searchable, indexed version from shakespeare-literature.com
*[http://william-shakespeare.classic-literature.co.uk/romeo-and-juliet/ Romeo and Juliet] - HTML version of this title.
*[http://the-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/romeo_juliet/full.html Romeo and Juliet] - HTML version at MIT
*[http://www.bookrags.com/notes/rj/ Study guide of the play]
*[http://www.slashdoc.com/tag/romeo_and_juliet.html Slashdoc : Rome and Juliet] - Scholarly essays on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
*[http://www.operaworld.com/belcanto/capsrome.shtml The history of the story] at OperaWorld.com
* [http://uninteresting.myby.co.uk/noeffort/romjul.htm Tales for the Leet: Romeo and Juliet] - A humorous flash version of Romeo and Juliet, done in [[leet|leetspeak]]
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