Romeo and Juliet - Context
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- Created on: 09-02-18 19:31
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- Romeo and Juliet - Context
- The setting
- It is generally believed that the play is based on a real Italian love story from the 3rd century.
- The 'real' families were the Capeletti and the Montecci families.
- Shakspeare wrote his version in which was based on Arthur Brooke's poem of 1562.
- This period was the 'Elizabethan' era which was also known as the 'renaissance' - a period of significant change.
- It is generally believed that the play is based on a real Italian love story from the 3rd century.
- Religion
- Romeo and Juliet was set during a very religious period.
- It was a 'catholic' society with a strong belief in damnation for mortal sin.
- Suicide and bigamy were both considered to be mortal sins.
- Bigamy - marrying someone while your already married.
- Suicide and bigamy were both considered to be mortal sins.
- Society became more open and less oppressed (harsh).
- It was a 'catholic' society with a strong belief in damnation for mortal sin.
- Romeo and Juliet was set during a very religious period.
- Love
- there was a difference between 'real' love and infatuation, it was admiration from afar.
- Romeo refers to Juliet as 'a saint' + 'a goddess' she is neither - metaphor
- Real love is in comparison to:
- contact, passionate, physical, powerful, emotional, deep
- there was a difference between 'real' love and infatuation, it was admiration from afar.
- Family
- Many Shakespeare plays show conflict between parents and children.
- the father was the disputed head of the household.
- women had no rights or authority in law, they could not own property or money but could influence their husbands.
- Children were regarded as property, they forced to get married to political or financial men to retain wealth.
- It was not unusual to be married young - in high society children were raised by a west nurse and had no bonds with parents.
- Many Shakespeare plays show conflict between parents and children.
- The setting
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