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…spent most of his life in England where he built his career. Some of his best plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Othello, a comedy Much Ado About Nothing, and others. The other known writer is John Milton. He was famous not only…

…be "a whore" at the same time, their love is condemned. And their only escape is to at least die together, in each other's arms. So, they drown themselves, hoping just like Romeo and Juliet, in death to accomplish what they couldn't in life. And if they had to die…

…to make a perfect couple. “Romeo and Juliet” is also a very good love story, however ending in a tragedy. In “Educating Rita,” the two characters only present a few of these attributes. The first time that Rita meets Frank, she tells him everything…

…included William Shakespeare who is one of the most famous writers in our history. Many of his works of writing were influenced by either humanism and/or individualism, which can be seen in novels such as Romeo and Juliet. Another writer during the Renaissance…

…is American Theater, or commonly known as a musical. West Side Story was a 1949 version of Romeo and Juliet written by Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents. This musical was about rival gangs and two young lovers entwined in it all. “West Side…

…spoof of two Shakespearean plays, that includes Othello as well as Romeo and Juliet, the use of animal imagery is as strong as it is in the original play of Othello. In her story, Macdonald uses the image of the cat and mouse game with which to draw a mental…

…controversial ideas. He settled in Moscow, where he met Tchaikovsky. He suggested to Pyotr that he should compose an overture-fantasy on the theme of Romeo and Juliet. Not only did Balakirev fuel the idea, but he also sketched the outline of the work and supervised…

…to the humanity of the characters. Two of his most famous tragedies were written during the second period, 'Romeo and Juliet,' (1595) and 'Julius Caesar.' Although Shakespeare did progress in his writing, he retained some characteristics from the first period…

…important, time occurred when he went to see production of Romeo and Juliet starring the Irish actress, Harriet Smithson. He instantly fell in love with her, and sent her many letters declaring his undying love, but she only rejected him. He wrote…

…or 1595), Romeo and Juliet (probably 1595) Richard II (probably 1595), King John (probably 1596) The Merchant of Venice (1596-97) and the Henry IV plays (probably 1597-98) date from the last decade of the sixteenth century. The 1590's are often called…