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  2. Romeo and Juliet - Wikipedia

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    Da Porto originated the remaining basic elements of the story: the feuding families, Romeo—left by his mistress—meeting Giulietta at a dance at her house, the love scenes (including the balcony scene), the periods of despair, Romeo killing Giulietta's cousin (Tebaldo), and the families' reconciliation after the lovers' suicides. [18]

  3. Scene and sequel - Wikipedia

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    Scene and sequel are two types of written passages used by authors to advance the plot of a story. Scenes propel a story forward as the character attempts to achieve a goal. [ 1 ] Sequels provide an opportunity for the character to react to the scene, analyze the new situation, and decide upon the next course of action.

  4. The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations - Wikipedia

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    Example: Agamemnon (play) Falling prey to cruelty/misfortune. an unfortunate; a master or a misfortune; The unfortunate suffers from misfortune and/or at the hands of the master. Example: Job (biblical figure) Revolt. a tyrant; a conspirator; The tyrant, a cruel power, is plotted against by the conspirator. Example: Julius Caesar (play) Daring ...

  5. List of translations of works by William Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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    Romeo ja Julia: Ants Oras: Tartu: 1935 503905700 E-kataloog ESTER: Haitian Creole Romeo ak Jilyèt: Nicole Titus Cambridge: 2019 9781936431335 1405851643 Tagalog Ang Sintang Dalisay ni Julieta at Romeo: G. D. Roke: Manila: 1901 (published) Gutenberg: Welsh Romeo a Juliet: J. T. Jones: Carmarthen (2005 reprint) Caernarfon (2007 reprint) 1983 ...

  6. List of works by William Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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    Iago's story, however, is a lie. Desdemona and Cassio try to convince Othello of their honesty but are rejected. Pursuing a plan suggested by Iago, Othello sends assassins to attack Cassio, who is wounded, while Othello himself smothers Desdomona in her bed. Iago's plot is revealed too late, and Othello commits suicide. Romeo and Juliet

  7. Romeo and Juliet on screen - Wikipedia

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    In 1960, Peter Ustinov's stage parody of Romeo and Juliet, Romanoff and Juliet was filmed – dramatising true love interfering with the cold-war superpowers' attempts to control the fictional state of Concordia. [71] In 1980 an episode of the anime Astro Boy was based on the Romeo and Juliet story.

  8. Friar Laurence - Wikipedia

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    In 1968 the part of Friar Lawrence was played by Milo O'Shea in Romeo and Juliet. In 1996, the role was played by Pete Postlethwaite in Romeo + Juliet. The West Side Story character Doc fills a similar role to Friar Lawrence; Doc was played by Ned Glass. In the 2021 version, that role was rewritten for Rita Moreno as Doc's widow.

  9. Shakespeare's writing style - Wikipedia

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    Shakespeare combined the two throughout his career, with Romeo and Juliet perhaps the best example of the mixing of the styles. [6] By the time of Romeo and Juliet, Richard II, and A Midsummer Night's Dream in the mid-1590s, Shakespeare had begun to write a more natural poetry. He increasingly tuned his metaphors and images to the needs of the ...