ELISABETHAN ERA

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ROMEO AND JULIET

Characters

The Capulets

The Montagues

5 acts

Act 5

Romeo thinks that Juliet is dead. He returns to Verona, goes to her tomb and drinks poison. Juliet wakes up, sees Romeo dead and kills herself with Romeo's knife. The Montagues and the Capulets decide to make peace.

Act 4

Romeo is banished from Verona. Before leaving for Mantua, he and Juliet spend their first night together. Juliet doesn't want to marry Count Paris. Friar Laurence gives her a potion to make her sleep for two days.

Act 3

Mercutio (Romeo's best friend) and Tybalt (Juliet's cousin) have a fight. Tybalt kills Mercutio and Romeo kills Tybalt.

Act 2

Romeo Montague meets Juliet Capulet at a party. They fall in love (balcony scene) and decide to get married, with the help of Friar Laurence.

Act 1

The two families of the Montagues and the Capulets fight in the streets of Verona.

William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

1. was a PLAYWRIGHT and an ACTOR 2. was a POET 3. was a THEATRE PRODUCER and the owner of an ACTING COMPANY

3. built "THE GLOBE" THEATRE: - was round - had no roof - had a big audience - only male actors played all roles

2. wrote SONNETS (love poems)

1. wrote 38 PLAYS

They show all the human emotions and conflicts.

TRAGEDIES

HISTORIES

COMEDIES

- was born in Statford-upon-Avon - married Anne Hathaway - lived in London - died at 53, on 23rd April 1616

Queen Elisabeth I (1558-1603)

British Empire

- began its expansion - new colonies in America were founded

Anglican Church

- Catholicism was illegal - defeated the Spanish Armada

"Golden Age"

- arts, literature, music, poetry and THEATRE flourished