Romeo and Juliet I attended the production of Romeo and Juliet that was put on by the Shakespeare Theatre Company. The playwright was Shakespeare. The play took place in Washington D.C on Wednesday, September 28th. The theme of the play is that love conquers all and that affection is profound. The play portrayed the story of two lovers, Romeo and Juliet. In the beginning, the audience watched as the Capulets and Montagues quarreled and complicated life for themselves. Romeo, Montague’s son, falls in love with Juliet, a young girl from the opposite family. As the play progresses, their relationship is torn apart and attacked by their two opposing houses. Romeo and Juliet first meet during a party and share a memorable kiss. They are both …show more content…
They meet in secret and eventually wed without anyone knowing. Mercutio, one of Romeo’s best friends, and Tybalt, a Capulet man, engaged in a fight and both were killed. Mercutio was fatally wounded by a knife when Romeo tried to stop the fight. Out of anger and remorse, Romeo slaughters Tybalt and is forced into exile. As Romeo hides in Mantua, Juliet is engaged to Paris. She tries to refuse but her father threatens to forsake his daughter. The young maiden comes up with a plan to fake her death and go into a deep sleep to escape the day of her wedding. Although her plan works, Romeo finds her seemingly lifeless body and takes in own life in sorrow. Juliet wakes up moments after she finds her love slain and kills herself. When both houses find the bodies of the two lovers, they come to a truce and realize that their senseless actions, as well as their conflicting views caused the demise of their beloved children. With all odds against them and multiple boundaries including death, Romeo and Juliet's love still prospered. The story filled me with feelings of excitement and those relating tragedy because of the magnificent plot. The story was worth seeing and is perfect for people who prefer a more modern outlook on one of Shakespeare's