Friday, June 3, 2011

Romeo & Juliet: eternal lovers on St. Valentine day

1.What do you know about Romeo and Juliet?

They are two young lovers who died for love.



2.Where did they live?

They lived in Verona, in Italy.


3.What were their family names?

Romeo's family is called The Montagues and Juliet's family is called The Capulets.


4.Who wrote the story?

William Shakespeare wrote this love story.


5.When was the story written?

The story was written in 1597.


6. What is the source of this story (origin) ?

For the creation of Romeo and Juliet, Shakeaspeare was based on several elements of tragic stories about love, focusing on desagreements between the parents of the young lovers.


7. Is it a comedy or a tragedy? Why?

It's a tragedy, because at the end Romeo and Juliet die.


8. Is a similar story possible today? Justify your answer.

Yes, because anyone can fell in love with any person today, even it makes some troubles. The love is a feeling strong enough to die for it.

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