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Based on a True Story: Created by Craig Rosenberg. With Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina, Tom Bateman, Priscilla Quintana. A realtor, a former tennis star, and a plumber seize a unique opportunity to capitalize on America's obsession with true crime.
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- Pyramus and Thisbe
- Dante’s “Divine Comedy” Epic Poem
- Arthur Brooke’s “The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet”
- Marriotto and Gianozza
- ~My Personal Theory~
~Summary~ In 8 AD, Roman poet Ovid wrote in his collection of stories called Metamorphoses a tragic tale that has a startling resemblance to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Pyramus and Thisbe were two lovers that had neighboring houses. Their fathers has an ongoing feud and they denied their children a wedding, so they started to talk to each other...
Dante was an Italian poet who was born in Florence, Italy. The exact date of his birth is unknown, but he is likely to have been born in the year 1265 and died on Sep 14, 1321. Dante was a poetry and prose writer, literary theorist, and moral philosopher, but is best known for his Divine Comedy epic poem, which took more than ten years to write. Wi...
In 1562, Arthur Brooke, an English poet, also wrote about the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Because the story was written before Shakespeare’s version, and the stories are practically identical except for wording, this is known as evidence that The Bard was not the brilliant mastermind behind the famous tale. And because Arthur Brooke wrote his own ...
Romeo and Juliet is said to be based on a true story. Some say that it was based on the Guelphs and Ghibellines, but another poet- Masaccio Saleritano- claims that the story, all but the death scene, happened in his own town of Siena, Italy. In the 33rd section of II Novelino, Masaccio’s poetry masterpiece, he claims to have recorded a love affair ...
Cleopatra and Mark Antonywere the first inspirations for the story beloved throughout history. In 69 BC, Cleopatra was born to the Egyptian ruler Ptolemy XII Auletes and his wife Cleopatra V. Cleopatra was studious as a young child and was exceptionally bright. In 51 B.C, after her father was killed, Cleopatra (18), and her brother, Ptolemy XIII (1...
Romeo + Juliet. William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (often shortened to Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 romantic crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It is a modernized adaptation of William Shakespeare 's tragedy of the same name, albeit still utilizing Shakespearean English.
- Donald M. McAlpine
- Baz Luhrmann, Gabriella Martinelli, Elsa Hermoso
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Oct 23, 2022 · William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet has been turned into movies numerous times throughout the years, from the classic 1968 adaptation to Baz Luhrmann's modern update in 1996. Its iconic story ...
Romeo & Juliet is a 2013 film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's romantic tragedy. Written by Julian Fellowes and directed by Carlo Carlei, it stars Douglas Booth, Hailee Steinfeld, Damian Lewis, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ed Westwick, Stellan Skarsgård and Paul Giamatti. The film opened in the United Kingdom and the United States on 11 October 2013.
