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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet - Romeo

Romeo meets Juliet and they fall in love at first sight. Romeo is from the Montague family and Juliet is a Capulet. Their families are enemies. The couple marry in secret and their love ends in ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Jan 20, 2023

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare. The play is a tragedy, as it ends with the death of the two main characters. Themes in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Aug 2, 2024

Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet - language

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Imagery in Romeo and Juliet is vivid and often poetic. It adds to the feelings that the characters express and often ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Jan 13, 2023

Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet - plot summary

How much do you know about Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet? This section takes you step by step through the play, helping you to identify key plot points. If you’ve heard of Romeo and ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Aug 2, 2024

Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet - themes

There are many themes that run throughout the play Romeo and Juliet. Explore the main themes of love, fate and duality looking at how they affect characters and influence the story. Back to top ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Apr 30, 2024

Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet - characters

There are lots of characters in Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. Take an in-depth look at the main ones identifying their key attributes and relationships and analysing their part in the play.
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Jul 26, 2020

Use of language in Romeo and Juliet

From the onset, the audience knows what is going to happen and witnesses the downfall of the two main characters, Romeo and Juliet. Metaphorical language "I have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Dec 1, 2022

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet - Juliet

Juliet is one of the main characters from Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy by English playwright William Shakespeare. Juliet meets Romeo and they fall in love. Their families are enemies, so the couple ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Feb 7, 2024

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet tells the tale of a young man and woman, who fall in love but are destined for tragedy due to their warring families - the Montagues and the Capulets. Quiz - Plot ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Jan 13, 2023

Romeo and Juliet

How much do you know about Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet? This section takes you step by step through the play, helping you to identify key plot points. Romeo and Juliet - characters There ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Apr 4, 2024

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet tells the tale of a young man and woman, who fall in love but are destined for tragedy due to their warring families - the Montagues and the Capulets. Characters ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Dec 1, 2022

Themes in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet tells the tale of a young couple who fall in love but are destined for tragedy. Themes are the main ideas that appear repeatedly in a play. Some of the important ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Dec 1, 2022

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet plot summary

Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare, which was first performed in the 1590s. The play is set in Verona, a city in modern-day Italy. The play tells the story of a young couple who ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Dec 1, 2022

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet - The Nurse

The Nurse is a character from Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The Nurse is a servant in the Capulet household and has looked after Juliet since she was a baby. The Nurse is ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Mar 16, 2023

Love in Romeo and Juliet

Through Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare deals with the idea of love - its meaning, its causes and its impact - both positively and negatively, and its goal. In the play, we see many different types ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Mar 15, 2023

Romeo Montague in Romeo and Juliet

As the play progresses, Romeo illustrates how passionate he is by avenging his best friend Mercutio's, death. He kills Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, and is forced to leave the city of Verona.
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Mar 15, 2023

Juliet Capulet in Romeo and Juliet

When the audience first meets Juliet, it is at her father's party. Here, she meets Romeo and flirts with him, not knowing he is a Montague. Juliet is completely smitten with Romeo and when she ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Mar 15, 2023

Conflict in Romeo and Juliet

Learn more about the theme of conflict in Romeo and Juliet by listening to this podcast. Listen to the full series on BBC Sounds.
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Jul 26, 2020

Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet

Mercutio is Romeo's best friend. Mercutio likes to have a good laugh, is optimistic, loyal and a good friend. When Romeo is depressed because of his unrequited love for Rosaline, it is Mercutio ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Aug 1, 2019

Love in Romeo and Juliet

Through Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare deals with the idea of love - its meaning, its causes and its impact - both positively and negatively, and its goal. In the play, we see many different types ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Mar 30, 2023

GCSE English Literature podcasts - Romeo and Juliet

We hope you enjoyed listening. There is plenty more on the theme of Love in "Romeo and Juliet" on the BBC Bitesize website. HOLLIE McNISH: [giggles] And you can check out the other episodes of the ...
Icon for www.bbc.comBBC · Dec 14, 2024

Romeo and Juliet

Lead singer Mark Knopfler once said “bliss for me is where the Tyne meets the Mississippi delta” and Romeo and Juliet came someway to realising that. Knopfler talks rather than sings parts of ...
Icon for www.bbc.comBBC · Dec 14, 2024

Romeo and Juliet

Griff Cain Ottawa Romeo & Juliet is just one of dozens of masterpieces MK has written. One of a very few artists whose new solo stuff continues to improve with age. Saw him front and center in ...