Romeo and Juliet

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
CONTENTS
List of Illustrations
Preface
Abbreviations and Conventions
1. Shakespeare's plays
2.
Editions
3. Other works, periodicals, general references
Introduction
The date
Sources and structure
The tragic pattern
Language, style and imagery
The characters
Romeo and Juliet in the theatre
I
II
III
Recent Developments in Criticism and Production, by Thomas Moisan
Romeo and Juliet and Recent Criticism
Gender and Romeo and Juliet
'. . . wherefore art thou Romeo?'
Death
Festival and Black Funeral
'In fair Verona where we set our scene': the Text In its Time
The Text in Our Times
Romeo and Juliet in Recent Stage and Film Productions
Note on the Text
List of Characters
THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET
The Prologue
Act 1
1 Verona. A public place
2
Verona. A street
3 Verona. Capulet's house
4 Verona. Before Capulet's house
5 Scene continues, now as a hall in Capulet's house
Act 2
1 Verona. A lane running by Capulet's orchard
2 Scene continues, now in Capulet's orchard
3 Verona. Friar Lawrence's cell
4 Verona. A street
5 Verona. Capulet's orchard
6 Verona. Friar Lawrence's cell
Act 3
1
Verona. A public place
2 Verona. Capulet's house
3 Verona. Friar Lawrence's cell
4 Verona. Capulet's house
5
Verona. Capulet's orchard
Act 4
1 Verona. Friar Lawrence's cell
2 Verona. Capulet's house
3 Verona. Capulet's house
4 Scene continues
5 Scene continues
Act 5
1 Mantua. A street
2 Verona. Friar Lawrence's cell
3 Verona. A churchyard
Supplementary Notes
The Prologue
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.5
4.1
4.2
4.4
4.5
5.1
5.3
Textual Analysis
Appendix: Brooke's Romeus
The Argument
The Tragicall History of Romeus and Juliet
The lovers exchange vows of mutual love
Juliet debates at length Romeus's intentions
Juliet receives permission to go to shrift, where she meets with Romeus
The lovers discuss their perilous situation
The open quarrel between the Capilets and Montagewes begins
Juliet laments Romeus's banishment and Tybalt's death
The Nurse finds Juliet in a faint and revives her
The Nurse goes to find Romeus at the Friar's cell
Romeus and Juliet spend a last night together, lamenting his exile
Romeus refuses to allow Juliet to accompany him
Romeus suffers in exile in Mantua
In Verona, Juliet is counselled to forget the death of Tybalt
Juliet's mother reports Juliet's sad state to Capilet and urges marriage as a remedy. Capilet approaches Paris
Juliet visits the Friar for comfort and aid
All lament the supposed death of Juliet
Romeus receives the fatal news and seeks out an Apothecary
The Friar goes to the tomb at the appointed time
Juliet laments Romeus's death
The Friar, with philosophical embellishments and at great length, recounts the whole course of events
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