Romeo And Juliet: Violence And Bloodshed
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For a love story, Romeo and Juliet has more violence and bloodshed than most TV mini-series. The Play begins with a riot, ends with a double suicide,and in between has three murders. And all this takes place in the span of four short days.
Of course, when your're dealing with love and passion, ....
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.... a dynamic tension which powers the action and generates heat.
When I noticed that the two plays this season had settings is Verona, I decided to find out a thing or two about the place. Reading the section on "climate" in Harold Rose's Yur Guide to Northern Italy, I noted that "Italy is a very hot place in the summer, also quite humid."
After reading this I then realized that a great deal of the violence in Romeo and Juliet become more understandable; they're all short tempered becau ....
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