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Comparing Modern Versions Of Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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It is believed Romeo and Juliet is to be based on a real Italian story from the 3rd century where the ‘real families’ are called the Capeletti and the Montecci’s. Shakespeare wrote his version of Romeo and Juliet in 1594 and it was based on a poem written by Arthur Brooke’s poem of 1562 “Romeus and Juliet”. The time in which it was written in ‘The Elizabethan era’ which is also known as ‘the Renaissance’; this is a time with significant changes in religion, politics, science, language and the arts. The original Romeo and Juliet is thought to be set in 1595. However is not for certain and could be set between 1591 and 1596. Modern versions of the play have been created ever since including, in the 20th and into the 21st century, the play has
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