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RomeoandJuliet英国文学的资料第1页/共27页 IntroductionRomeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career around 1597. It was among Shakespeares most popular plays during his lifetime, and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays.第2页/共27页 BackgroundShakespeares primary inspiration was based on a poem by Arthur Brooke: The Tragicall History of Romeus and Juliet (1562). Many of the details of Shakespeare’s plot are lifted directly from Brooks’s poem, including the meeting of Romeo and Juliet at the ball, their secret marriage, the sleeping potion, and the timing of the lover’s eventual suicides. 第3页/共27页 Shakespeare uses his poetic dramatic structure, such as switching between comedy and tragedy to heighten tension, his expansion of minor characters, and his use of sub-plots to embellish the story. Also, Shakespeare uses a variety of poetic forms throughout the play. He begins with a 14-line prologue in the form of a Shakespearean sonnet.Background第4页/共27页 OntlineMain Characters Plot OverviewMain idea of the Act II Scene 2Plot第5页/共27页 Main CharactersRomeo The son and heir of Montague and LadyMontague. A young man of about sixteen, Romeo ishandsome, intelligent, and sensitive. Thoughimpulsive and immature, his idealism and passionmake him an extremely likable character. He lives inthe middle of a violent feud between his family andthe Capulets, but he is not at all interested in violence.His only interest is love. At the beginning of the playhe is madly in love with a woman named Rosaline,but the instant he lays eyes on Juliet, he falls in lovewith her and forgets Rosaline. Thus, Shakespeare gives us every reason to question how real Romeo’snew love is, but Romeo goes to extremes to prove the seriousness of his feelings. He secretly marries Juliet, the daughter of his father’s worst enemy; he happily takes abuse from Tybalt; and he would rather die than live without his beloved. Romeo is also an affectionate and d