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Romeo and Juliet

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The play is set in Verona, Italy, and details the tragic, all-consuming love between Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, the children of two powerful families locked in a violent, long-standing feud. Despite their families' hatred, Romeo and Juliet meet and marry in secret with the help of Friar Laurence. The situation spirals into tragedy when Romeo is provoked into killing Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, to avenge the death of his friend, Mercutio, leading to Romeo's banishment. A desperate plot involving a sleeping potion and a feigned death is hatched to reunite the lovers. Due to fatal miscommunication, Romeo believes Juliet is truly dead and commits suicide. Juliet awakens to find Romeo dead and kills herself to be with him. This ultimate tragedy finally ends the long-standing family feud.

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Series Title

Drama/naskah lakon

Call Number

822 WOO r

Publisher

England : Pearson Education Limited., 2004

Collation

286 hlm.: ilus.; 15 x 23 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-582-84874-0

Classification

822

Content Type

text

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Edition

1

Subject(s)

Classic Tragedy (Shakespeare)
Forbidden Love / Family Feud
Suicide and Death (Thematic Element)
Dramatic Conflict / Fatalism
School Curriculum Text (Annotated)
Drama/Script

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