Shakespeare, William - Romeo and Juliet

Main themes of the work

It is an atypical

The main theme is love (typical of a comedy), faith and destiny (typical of tragedy); the main characters fight against external forces (there is a field between the two households).
The work is divided in five acts, the place settings are Verona and Mantua (where Romeo is banished). The story lasts five days.

The starting is atypical (because there is a sonnet):

Plot development

1st act: Romeo goes to the ball to meet Juliet's cousin, but he falls in love with Juliet when he meets her (love at first sight). She is from Capuleti's family, instead he is from Montague's family.

2nd act: He goes to Juliet's balcony and compares her to the stars.

3rd act: Mercutio is killed by Tybalt. Romeo, to revenge his friend, kills Tybalt and he is banished. The act ends with the secret marriage.

4th act: It is preparatory to the final act.

5th act: Juliety is obliged to marry Count Paris, so she drinks a potion to give her an apparent death. Juliet sent to Romeo a message where she explains her plan, but this message never arrives. Romeo thinks that Juliet is dead, so he drinks a Potion and he dies.

Juliet wakes up a minute later and she sees Romeo next to her, so she decides to kills herself with Romeo's dudder.

Love and destiny

At the end of the story, the two families have a
In this work there are two types of love: courtly love and love at first sight.

Themes: -

-juxtaposition between reality and appearence;

-the power of destiny;

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The style is regular with common rhymes.