"the prologue of ""Romeo and Juliet"", Act 1, lines 5-6: From forth the fatal loins of these two foes </br> A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life In Modern English, the word ""lines"" does not carry the double meaning of the Early Modern English, where both lines and loins were pronounced as ""loynes."" Thus, Modern English audiences miss this pun. An example of a Shakespearean rhyme which no longer works in Modern English comes from ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"", Act 3, Scene II, lines 104-106: Flower of this purple dye, Hit with Cupid's archery, Sink in apple of his"
"in the house so they wouldn't infect others. The authorities wouldn't even allow Friar John to use a messenger to send the letter back to Friar Laurence. A Chorus gives the opening prologue and one other speech, both in the form of a Shakespearean sonnet. The Chorus is an omniscient character. It appears at the top of the play to fill the audience in on the ancient quarrel between the, ""Two households, both alike in dignity / In fair Verona, where we lay our scene"". It returns as a prologue to act two to foreshadow the tragic turn of events"
"political party in Verona, but that of the ""Capulets"" as from a Cremonese family, both of whom play out their conflict in Lombardy as a whole rather than within the confines of Verona. Allied to rival political factions, the parties are grieving (""One lot already grieving"") because their endless warfare has led to the destruction of both parties, rather than a grief from the loss of their ill-fated offspring as the play sets forth, which appears to be a solely poetic creation within this context. The earliest known version of the ""Romeo and Juliet"" tale akin to Shakespeare's play is"
"that when Shakespeare dramatised the poem and expanded Mercutio's role, he introduced a brother for him in order to suggest a more fraternal character. Shakespeare appears to be the first dramatist to have used the name Valentine prior to ""Romeo and Juliet"", but he himself had actually used the name previously. In ""Two Gentlemen of Verona"", a play about two brothers and also set in Verona, Valentine is a true and constant lover and Proteus is a fickle one. While not primarily based on it, ""Two Gentlemen of Verona"" adapts several incidents from Brooke's poem, and in all these instances"
"The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1589 and 1593. It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as showing his first tentative steps in laying out some of the themes and motifs with which he would later deal in more detail; for example, it is the first of his plays in which a heroine dresses as a boy. The play deals with the themes of friendship and infidelity, the conflict between friendship and love, and the foolish behaviour"
"as the female leads in the original play. Their surname is Stratford, a nod to Shakespeare's birthplace. Patrick's surname Verona references the home of his relative character Petruchio. The characters attend Padua High School, named after where the play is set. Cameron (Lucentio, who disguises himself as a tutor named Cambio) tutors Bianca in French and slips in a line from play while obsessing over her: """"I burn, I pine, I perish"""". Patrick's character reflects the outlandish behavior of Petruchio, and Michael coerces Patrick into the marching band incident with the words from Sonnet 56: """"Sweet love, renew thy force""""."
"dialogue as written by Shakespeare. This has led to several critics denouncing the film's advertising as misleading and losing the essence of the play. The film grossed $3 million. During the late Middle Ages in Verona, two wealthy families, the Montagues and Capulets, have been feuding for centuries. One day at the market place, the feuding families start a brawl which infuriates the Prince and he threatens that if the peace of Verona is disturbed again, he shall take their lives. Meanwhile, Romeo, a young Montague, reveals that he is in love with Lord Capulet's niece, Rosaline. Romeo's cousin, Benvolio"
"together, the two become friends — which only exacerbates Lorenzo's jealousy. Lorenzo takes the extreme step of preferring legal charges against his wife and friend. In the play's first trial scene (II,3), two of Lorenzo's slaves give suborned testimony against the accused; the court has little choice but to convict them. Philippo is banished, and Abstemia is divorced from Lorenzo. A distraught and devastated Abstemia tearfully leaves the court, and disappears. The banished Philippo leaves Verona — and reports all that has happened to Abstemia's brother, the Venetian duke. The Duke and his army come to Verona to express displeasure"
"that the first Menaechmus shall go to live with his twin in Syracuse. Messenio announces an auction in the morning of the husband's goods, everything to go to the block—even the wife, if there be a buyer. This play was the major source for William Shakespeare's ""The Comedy of Errors"". Shakespeare's work was in turn adapted for the musical theatre by Rodgers and Hart in ""The Boys from Syracuse"" and as the 1954 opera ""Double-Trouble"" by Richard Mohaupt (Libretto: Roger Maren).. A similar line of influence was Carlo Goldoni's 1747 play ""I due gemelli veneziani"" (""The two Venetian twins"") (also"
"""Bracebridge Hall"" (1822), on Davenport's drama. The play is set in the cities of northern Italy. Lorenzo is a kinsman of the Duke of Verona, where the play begins; his wife Abstemia is a sister of the Duke of Venice. Lorenzo has fallen victim to an irrational jealousy of his wife; he is convinced, beyond reason, that she is unfaithful to him. Lorenzo pressures his friend Philippo to make sexual advances to Abstemia, to test her chastity. Philippo reluctantly complies; Abstemia consistently rejects his advances. Trapped in an awkward position for a gentleman, Philippo informs Abstemia of the situation; thrown"
"omitted much of the action and added a happy ending. Performances in the 19th century, including Charlotte Cushman's, restored the original text and focused on greater realism. John Gielgud's 1935 version kept very close to Shakespeare's text and used Elizabethan costumes and staging to enhance the drama. In the 20th and into the 21st century, the play has been adapted in versions as diverse as George Cukor's 1936 film ""Romeo and Juliet"", Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version ""Romeo and Juliet"", and Baz Luhrmann's 1996 MTV-inspired ""Romeo + Juliet"". The play, set in Verona, Italy, begins with a street brawl between Montague"
"both of them bursting in tears. Their friends attempted to break into the room to see what the dispute was about and forestall any mischief, but were prevented from doing so by a number of attendants. Favonius, however, was not to be stopped. According to Plutarch, In Shakespeare's version of this encounter in ""Julius Caesar"", Favonius' opening lines in his role as Poet are:<br> POET. [Within] ""Let me go in to see the generals; There is some grudge between 'em, 'tis not meet they be alone."" Forcing his way into Brutus' tent, he addresses Brutus and Cassius:<br> POET. ""For shame,"
"which are mentioned multiple times throughout the play, especially during the first act; the play's opening line is Saturninus' address to ""Noble patricians, patrons of my right"" (l.1). In the second speech of the play, Bassianus states ""And suffer not dishonour to approach/The imperial seat, to virtue consecrate,/To justice, continence and nobility;/But let desert in pure election shine"" (ll.13–16). From this point onwards, the concept of nobility is at the heart of everything that happens. H.B. Charlton argues of this opening Act that ""the standard of moral currency most in use is honour."" When Marcus announces Titus' imminent arrival, he"
"verse in ""The"" ""Two Gentlemen of Verona"" has been described as stilted. Soon, however, William Shakespeare began to adapt the traditional styles to his own purposes. The opening soliloquy of ""Richard III"" has its roots in the self-declaration of Vice in medieval drama. At the same time, Richard's vivid self-awareness looks forward to the soliloquies of Shakespeare's mature plays. No single play marks a change from the traditional to the freer style. Shakespeare combined the two throughout his career, with ""Romeo and Juliet"" perhaps the best example of the mixing of the styles. By the time of ""Romeo and Juliet"","
"his sword as his ""fiddlestick."" Romeo, not wanting his friend or his relative to get hurt, attempts to intervene. He fails, however, as Mercutio gets stabbed under Romeo's arm and dies. Before he dies, Mercutio curses both the Montagues and Capulets, crying several times, ""A plague o' both your houses!"" (Act III, Sc. 1, often quoted as ""A pox on both your houses""). He makes one final pun before he dies: ""Ask for me to-morrow, and you shall find me a grave man."" A grief-stricken and enraged Romeo kills Tybalt, resulting in his banishment from Verona and beginning the tragic"
"a fellow merchant money. The merchant’s ships sink, yet despite this loss, Shylock demands his money back. His defiant nature supposedly stems from a desire to avenge the unfair treatment of his Jewish people by Christians. Shylock is ultimately humiliated by the Christian court, his daughter disobeys him and marries out of race, and he is swindled out of his bond and forced to convert. At the time it was written, in 16th-century Venice, Jewish citizens were locked in the ghetto at nighttime and were forced to wear identifying hats during the day. Actor Jon Davies asserts that Shakespeare intended"
"she will read it later. The show begins (""We Open in Venice""). Baptista, Katherine and Bianca's father, will not allow his younger daughter Bianca to marry until his older daughter Katherine is married. However, she is shrewish and ill-tempered, and no man desires to marry her. Three suitors – Lucentio, Hortensio, and Gremio – try to woo Bianca, and she says that she would marry any of them (""Tom, Dick, or Harry""). Petruchio, a friend of Lucentio, expresses a desire to marry into wealth (""I've Come to Wive it Wealthily in Padua""). The suitors hatch a plan for him to"
"The opera is set in 15th-century Venice, at the house of Simone Trovai, military commander of the Venetian republic. On the night of the great Carnival, Simone in vain searches his house for his wife Violanta. Ever since her sister Nerina committed suicide (after having been seduced by Alfonso, the Prince of Naples), she has been bent on vengeance. Simone is about to leave for the Carnival with the painter Giovanni Bracca, when Violanta appears. After dismissing Bracca, she reveals to Simone that she has (anonymously) arranged a meeting with Alfonso in their house, where she wants her husband to"
"Othello Othello (""The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice)"" is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. It is based on the story ""Un Capitano Moro"" (""A Moorish Captain"") by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565. The story revolves around its two central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army and his unfaithful ensign, Iago. Given its varied and enduring themes of racism, love, jealousy, betrayal, revenge and repentance, ""Othello"" is still often performed in professional and community theatre alike, and has been the source for numerous operatic, film,"
"fine"" at the end. In accordance with operatic tradition at that time, Gotter gave his version of ""Romeo and Juliet"" a happy ending. The opera was first performed on September 25, 1776 at the in the Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, Germany. The UK première was given in 2007 by Bampton Classical Opera, in English. Deep rivalry and animosity exists between the Montagues and the Capulets, two noble families of Verona. Romeo Montague sneaks into the Capulet's palace to attend their masked ball in disguise. He meets Julie Capulet and the two fall in love. They decide to get married in the"
"otherwise everything will go to charity. Both Schicchi and Buoso Donati were historical characters. Dante's verses, and the opera, are based on an actual incident that took place in 13th century Florence. Dante had several reasons for his harsh treatment of Schicchi: Dante's wife, Gemma, was of the Donati family; the poet himself was of pure Florentine descent. He despised members of the peasant class such as Schicchi. Dante's class prejudice displays itself in several episodes in the ""Inferno"": in one, three noble Florentines, who have died and gone to Hell, ask Dante for news of their home city. A"
"from the ""paradise"" of his childhood. It is also possible that Jane Austen was influenced, for the relationship between Wickham and Darcy, by Proteus and Valentine, ""The Two Gentlemen of Verona"", created by Shakespeare; at least, that is the opinion of Laurie Kaplan, who recalls how subtly Jane Austen borrows from the Shakespearean comedy. Proteus, though a son of a gentleman, is intoxicated by the facilities and the luxury of the Court of Milan, where he has been sent by his father, and behaves very badly towards his childhood friend, Valentine, betraying and slandering him, causing his exile, while Valentine"
"of Milan, a funeral procession<br> The play begins with a funeral procession for the Duke of Milan's daughter, Infelice. The procession is attended by the Duke and several others. Infelice's former lover, Hippolito enters. Extremely upset, he insists that Infelice is not truly dead and demands to see the body. His friend Matteo holds him back and tries to calm him down. The procession exits, but the Duke, Hippolito and Matteo stay behind. The Duke commends Matteo's efforts to control Hippolito and exits. Hippolito continues raging. He swears that he will never love any other woman. Matteo scoffs at his"
"subjects merchants or citizens whose lives have less consequence in the wider world. In Britain, the first domestic tragedies were written in the English Renaissance; one of the first was ""Arden of Faversham"" (1592), depicting the murder of a bourgeois man by his adulterous wife. Other famous examples are ""A Woman Killed with Kindness"" (1607), ""A Yorkshire Tragedy"" (1608), and ""The Witch of Edmonton"" (1621). ""Othello"" can be classified as a domestic tragedy. Domestic tragedy disappeared during the era of Restoration drama, when Neoclassicism dominated the stage, but it emerged again with the work of George Lillo and Sir Richard"
"at the play's premiere, ""smacks of autobiography."" The play introduces two families, one Catholic and one Protestant, before a wedding rehearsal. The troubles between the two clans serve as a catalyst for exposing the troubles within the Mercer family itself: between the mother and father and particularly between one son and his father. All hell breaks loose with the family finally falling to pieces as the father refuses to attend the wedding rehearsal and a son announces he is leaving. In an article on the creation of the work, French wrote, ""Each time a problem was solved, the solution in"
"grace of his wife Dorigen earn the respect and magnanimity of their Roman conquerors. Their honour is contrasted with the dishonorable and contemptible conduct of Nicodemus, ""a cowardly Corporal,"" and his compatriots. The Triumph of Love<br> The second ""triumph"" is set in Milan, and concerns the Duke and his family – his wife, his sons Gerard and Ferdinand, and Gerard's mistress Violante. A conflict of generations and classes is resolved through two mock deaths and resurrections. Cupid influences the family's recovery from its troubles. The Triumph of Death<br> The third playlet treats the fate of Lavall, the ""lustful Heir"" of"
"drew on ""Pyramus and Thisbe"" and Giovanni Boccaccio's ""Decameron"". He gave it much of its modern form, including the lovers' names, the rival families of Montecchi and Capuleti, and the location in Verona. He also introduces characters corresponding to Shakespeare's Mercutio, Tybalt, and Paris. Da Porto presents his tale as historically true and claims it took place in the days of Bartolomeo II della Scala (a century earlier than Salernitano). Montague and Capulet were actual 13th-century political factions, but the only connection between them is a mention in Dante's"" Purgatorio"" as an example of civil dissension. In Act I, Scene"
"""Over Here"". As a theatre director he has staged several productions at the Shakespeare's Globe, including his lively 'Prologue Production' of ""The Two Gentlemen of Verona"" starring Mark Rylance as Proteus, which opened the Globe to the theatregoing public in August 1996, a year before the formal opening Gala. In 1998 at the Globe he played a sad Antonio in Richard Olivier's production of ""The Merchant of Venice"". Shepherd's epic drama about the Chartist movement, ""Holding Fire!"" was commissioned by the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre as part of its Renaissance and Revolution season, and was first staged there by Mark Rosenblatt"
"challenges audience members to question their own moral judgment of social taboos. The play also features many language games and grammatical arguments in the middle of catastrophes and existential disputes between the characters. The name of the play refers to the song ""Who is Sylvia?"" from Shakespeare's play ""The Two Gentlemen of Verona"". Proteus sings this song, hoping to woo Silvia. It is also referred to in ""Finding the Sun"" (1982), an earlier work of Albee. It is Martin's 50th birthday. In his suburban living room, he and his wife Stevie prepare to be interviewed on television by their friend"
"Valentine Rescuing Sylvia from Proteus Valentine Rescuing Sylvia from Proteus is an 1851 oil painting by William Holman Hunt. It depicts a scene from William Shakespeare's ""The Two Gentlemen of Verona"". The top left and right portions of the frame include excerpts from act V, scene IV of the play. From left to right, the characters are Julia, disguised as a page, Sylvia, Valentine, and Proteus, who is in love with Julia. Sylvia's father, the Duke of Milain, and a group of followers are present in the background. The painting was on display at the Royal Academy in 1851, then"
"Two Gentlemen of Verona (musical) Two Gentlemen of Verona is a rock musical, with a book by John Guare and Mel Shapiro, lyrics by Guare and music by Galt MacDermot, based on the Shakespeare comedy of the same name. The original Broadway production, in 1971, won the Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical. A London production followed in 1973. The Public Theater revived the piece in 2005. Proteus and Valentine, lifelong friends, each leave their rural hometown of Verona to experience life in the city of Milan. Valentine strikes out on his own, arriving first;"
"remembers his love for her and vows fidelity to her once again. The Duke and Thurio are brought as prisoners by the outlaws. Seeing Silvia, Thurio claims her as his, but Valentine warns Thurio that if he makes one move toward her, he will kill him. Terrified, Thurio renounces Silvia. The Duke, disgusted with Thurio's cowardice and impressed by Valentine's actions, approves his and Silvia's love, and consents to their marriage. The two couples are happily united, and the Duke pardons the outlaws, telling them they may return to Milan. In writing ""The Two Gentlemen of Verona"", Shakespeare drew on"
"will be staged at the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania in October. Other performances to be given include Fabio Biondi conducting his ensemble Europa Galante on period instruments at Teatro Flavio Vespasiano in Rieti. ""In this version of the story the Capuleti and Montecchi are rival political factions (Guelph and Ghibelline respectively) rather than Shakespeare's ""two households, both alike in dignity"". Capellio is the father of Giulietta (Juliet) and the leader of the Capuleti. Giulietta is betrothed to Tebaldo (Tybalt), however she has already met and fallen in love with Romeo, leader of the Montecchi (Montagues). This is a secret"