Romeo o Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo
in this story a pair of star-crossed
lovers take their life
welcome to watchmojo.com and in this
installment of mojo notes we’ll be
exploring ten pieces of trivia about
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
number ten about the author born in
stratford-upon-avon England in the mid
16th century William Shakespeare went to
Grammar School as a boy and married Anne
Hathaway at age 18 in the late 1500s he
began acting in his own stage plays and
those of others the Bard of Avon also
wrote sonnets and poems his success as a
writer allowed him to have a playing
company and they constructed a play
house called the Globe Theatre he died
in 1616 number nine influences and
inspirations tragic romances were
popular centuries before Shakespeare’s
time as far back as antiquity so it’s
not surprising that Romeo and Juliet
became one of his most famous and most
performed plays after Arthur Brooke
translated an old Italian novella
into an English poem the bard made the
story his own by adding new characters
and subplots
and by mixing comedic and tragic
elements
number eight settings and era
Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet while
living in London during the 1590s
which was several years after his
theatrical career began the tragic
comedy is set in Italy during the
Renaissance period between the 13 and
1400s the play’s main action takes place
in Verona the Romeo is also briefly
exiled to Mantua number 7 plot the play
follows a young couple named Romeo and
Juliet whose families hate each other
after they secretly marry Thibault kills
Romeo’s friend Mercutio play Oh
Romeo takes two bolts life in return but
is then exiled the life of Tybalt and
for that offense immediately we do exile
him hence to stop her forced marriage to
count Paris
Juliet takes a drug that makes her look
like she died
Romeo drinks poison to join her in death
but this results in Juliet’s suicide and
the end of the Montague Capulet grudge
though the play is told mostly from
Romeo and Juliet’s points of view their
servants occasionally take over to
illuminate their masters actions valiant
Paris seeks you for his love man young
lady lady touches all the world well
he’s a man of wax number 6 Romeo
Montague the teenaged Romeo’s love for
Juliet makes him do anything to be with
her
despite their families fighting call me
but love and I’ll be new baptized
henceforth I never will be Romeo since
he isn’t interested in masculine
activities like getting into trouble in
the streets he initially refuses to
bolts challenged to a duel good Capulet
which name I tender as dearly as minor
be satisfied he also doesn’t want to
fight those who are now his family
through marriage
however after Thibault kills Mercutio
Romeo seeks his deadly revenge his youth
and impulsiveness ultimately lead to his
and Juliet’s deaths number 5 Juliet
Capulet o Romeo Romeo wherefore art thou
Romeo the young and beautiful teenaged
Juliet matures very quickly throughout
the play though her parents want her to
marry another she’s determined to
control her own life and choose whom
she’ll love and be with in a very short
time
Juliet detaches herself from them and
gives her loyalty to her new husband
Romeo unfortunately her sacrifices help
cause her and Romeo’s deaths number for
other characters Tibbles and Mercutio
Thibault is Juliet’s proud macho and
intimidating cousin he wants to make
sure everyone knows he’s a good fighter
and he helps keep the Capulet Montague
Feud going with all the hate inside him
peace I hate the word as I hate hell all
Montague’s and thee have it because yeah
yeah as Romeo’s close friend Mercutio
won’t hesitate to offer him advice when
he’s feeling down since he also feels a
strong loyalty to the Montagues he’s
willing to fight Thibault to the death
will you pluck your sword out of his
pitcher by the ears make haste lest mine
be about shorty I got it be out number 3
values and themes through Shakespeare’s
use of epic passionate language he
explores the theme of young love and how
it can be beautiful but also lead to
tragedy where is my Romeo o lady come
from this nest of death contagion and a
natural sleep
for despite the Montague Capulets
long-standing hate Romeo and Juliet
found love which plays into notions of
fate and chance poison I see hath been
his timeless end the play also tackles
loyalty family and death especially with
respect to our Romeo and Juliet’s deaths
make their families put aside their feud
in the interest of peace number two
modern popularity first published in
1597 romeo and juliet quickly became one
of Shakespeare’s most popular plays
while he was still alive it’s story
helped introduce romance to the genre of
tragedy while its protagonists gave us
the ultimate model of two people in love
after having been performed for
centuries thereafter the play continues
to fascinate and entertain people today
number one adaptations from operas and
ballets to musical pieces and works of
literature Romeo and Juliet has inspired
them all it’s also arguably the play
that’s been adapted for the screen the
most one of the most well known examples
from the early 20th century is the
oscar-nominated 1936 film here when I
set up my everlasting rest and shake the
yoke of inauspicious stars from this
world-wearied flesh but the two most
critically and commercially successful
versions are the oscar-winning 1968 take
and the contemporary 1996 rendition
little goodies ready stand to smooth
that rough touch do you agree with our
list what’s your favourite piece of
Romeo and Juliet trivia be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com for more
entertaining top 10s they’ve made worms
meat of me
in this story a pair of star-crossed
lovers take their life
welcome to watchmojo.com and in this
installment of mojo notes we’ll be
exploring ten pieces of trivia about
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
number ten about the author born in
stratford-upon-avon England in the mid
16th century William Shakespeare went to
Grammar School as a boy and married Anne
Hathaway at age 18 in the late 1500s he
began acting in his own stage plays and
those of others the Bard of Avon also
wrote sonnets and poems his success as a
writer allowed him to have a playing
company and they constructed a play
house called the Globe Theatre he died
in 1616 number nine influences and
inspirations tragic romances were
popular centuries before Shakespeare’s
time as far back as antiquity so it’s
not surprising that Romeo and Juliet
became one of his most famous and most
performed plays after Arthur Brooke
translated an old Italian novella
into an English poem the bard made the
story his own by adding new characters
and subplots
and by mixing comedic and tragic
elements
number eight settings and era
Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet while
living in London during the 1590s
which was several years after his
theatrical career began the tragic
comedy is set in Italy during the
Renaissance period between the 13 and
1400s the play’s main action takes place
in Verona the Romeo is also briefly
exiled to Mantua number 7 plot the play
follows a young couple named Romeo and
Juliet whose families hate each other
after they secretly marry Thibault kills
Romeo’s friend Mercutio play Oh
Romeo takes two bolts life in return but
is then exiled the life of Tybalt and
for that offense immediately we do exile
him hence to stop her forced marriage to
count Paris
Juliet takes a drug that makes her look
like she died
Romeo drinks poison to join her in death
but this results in Juliet’s suicide and
the end of the Montague Capulet grudge
though the play is told mostly from
Romeo and Juliet’s points of view their
servants occasionally take over to
illuminate their masters actions valiant
Paris seeks you for his love man young
lady lady touches all the world well
he’s a man of wax number 6 Romeo
Montague the teenaged Romeo’s love for
Juliet makes him do anything to be with
her
despite their families fighting call me
but love and I’ll be new baptized
henceforth I never will be Romeo since
he isn’t interested in masculine
activities like getting into trouble in
the streets he initially refuses to
bolts challenged to a duel good Capulet
which name I tender as dearly as minor
be satisfied he also doesn’t want to
fight those who are now his family
through marriage
however after Thibault kills Mercutio
Romeo seeks his deadly revenge his youth
and impulsiveness ultimately lead to his
and Juliet’s deaths number 5 Juliet
Capulet o Romeo Romeo wherefore art thou
Romeo the young and beautiful teenaged
Juliet matures very quickly throughout
the play though her parents want her to
marry another she’s determined to
control her own life and choose whom
she’ll love and be with in a very short
time
Juliet detaches herself from them and
gives her loyalty to her new husband
Romeo unfortunately her sacrifices help
cause her and Romeo’s deaths number for
other characters Tibbles and Mercutio
Thibault is Juliet’s proud macho and
intimidating cousin he wants to make
sure everyone knows he’s a good fighter
and he helps keep the Capulet Montague
Feud going with all the hate inside him
peace I hate the word as I hate hell all
Montague’s and thee have it because yeah
yeah as Romeo’s close friend Mercutio
won’t hesitate to offer him advice when
he’s feeling down since he also feels a
strong loyalty to the Montagues he’s
willing to fight Thibault to the death
will you pluck your sword out of his
pitcher by the ears make haste lest mine
be about shorty I got it be out number 3
values and themes through Shakespeare’s
use of epic passionate language he
explores the theme of young love and how
it can be beautiful but also lead to
tragedy where is my Romeo o lady come
from this nest of death contagion and a
natural sleep
for despite the Montague Capulets
long-standing hate Romeo and Juliet
found love which plays into notions of
fate and chance poison I see hath been
his timeless end the play also tackles
loyalty family and death especially with
respect to our Romeo and Juliet’s deaths
make their families put aside their feud
in the interest of peace number two
modern popularity first published in
1597 romeo and juliet quickly became one
of Shakespeare’s most popular plays
while he was still alive it’s story
helped introduce romance to the genre of
tragedy while its protagonists gave us
the ultimate model of two people in love
after having been performed for
centuries thereafter the play continues
to fascinate and entertain people today
number one adaptations from operas and
ballets to musical pieces and works of
literature Romeo and Juliet has inspired
them all it’s also arguably the play
that’s been adapted for the screen the
most one of the most well known examples
from the early 20th century is the
oscar-nominated 1936 film here when I
set up my everlasting rest and shake the
yoke of inauspicious stars from this
world-wearied flesh but the two most
critically and commercially successful
versions are the oscar-winning 1968 take
and the contemporary 1996 rendition
little goodies ready stand to smooth
that rough touch do you agree with our
list what’s your favourite piece of
Romeo and Juliet trivia be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com for more
entertaining top 10s they’ve made worms
meat of me
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