... not changed. Romeo and Juliet is the ultimate tale of love that is too great to bear. It has often been described as a triumph of dramatic lyricism. Because of this, love is the predominant theme throughout the play. Another theme that Shakespeare uses in the play is hatred. The original play revolves around the conflicts between two feuding families, the Capulet's and the Montague's. The ... Veracruz, Mexico, but the way it is handled, it becomes a real place to the audience. Towering over the city are a blocky stone Virgin Mary at the Chapel Monument and two great skyscrapers, marked ...

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... prologue to the play, the Chorus enters. In a fourteen-line sonnet, the Chorus describes two noble households (called "houses-) in the city of Verona. The houses hold an "ancient grudge- (Prologue.2) against each other that remains a source of violent and bloody conflict. The Chorus states that from these two houses, two "star-crossed- (Prologue.6) lovers will appear. These lovers will mend the quarrel between their families ... or fifteenth century) SETTINGS (PLACE) • Verona and Mantua (cities in northern Italy) POINT OF VIEW • Insofar as a play has a point of view, that of Romeo a...

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