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William Shakespeare
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Romeo and Juliet

Summary:   Discusses the William Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet. Describes the various forms of love that are presented in the play. Summarizes the plot of the play.


Shakespeare has written many plays, especially a lot of tragedies. The most famous of all Shakespeare's plays is Romeo and Juliet, enjoyed by different generations down the years. The majority of the play takes place in the attractive small city of Verona, in the north of Italy. The play has been adapted in books, ballet and films. Romeo and Juliet is a play about a young man and a young woman whose families, Montague's and Capulet's despise each other, but their children, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love without the knowledge of either sets of parents. The play explores many different views on love and each character has a different view on life. The types of love displayed in the play that I intend to discuss include, courtly love, bawdy love, true.....

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