The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is now considered to be the greatest love story of all time. Romeo and Juliet was written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare and is his most famous play. It opens with a large fight between the servant of the Capulets and the Montagues, two prestigious families in Verona, Italy. The two families have been enemies for as long as anyone can remember. Juliet's father is keen for Paris to marry his daughter and plans a party. Romeo decided to go uninvited being disguised by a mask. He falls in love with Juliet, but both quickly learn that they are enemies. Ignoring the danger, Romeo scales the Capulet's wall to be near Juliet and to declare his love. Juliet's father hurry up the wedding of Juliet with Paris but she doesn't agree and being adviced by Laurence take a potion simulating death. Unfortunately, the letter of Laurence, telling Romeo that Juliet isn't dead doesn't reach him. Romeo kills Paris and then he drinks the poison dying. After being awake and seeing that Romeo is dead, Juliet suiced herself.
Themes: the forcefulness of love, love as a cause of violence, the individual versus society, the inevitability of fate.
Motifs: light/ dark imagery, opposite points of view
Symbols: poison, queen mab, thumb-biting
Viewed from this fresh perspective, Shakespeare's tragic drama of the star-crossed young lovers is seen to be an extraordinary work.
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