Romeo and JulietSet in a city torn apart by feuds and gang warfare, Romeo and Juliet is a dazzling combination of passion and hatred, bawdy comedy and high tragedy. |
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... has been a familiar icon for a lifetime, but never actually been seen except in reproduction. But a painting or sculpture in this context can disappoint. Too little is left to the viewer to contribute to the encounter. You.
... never before. The tempo of the play is extraordinary. In the 'two hours traffic of our stage' – reading the play will take no longer – all the events take place within a few days, unwinding in the classical tradition of the 'infernal ...
... never actually been seen except in reproduction. But a painting or sculpture in this context can disappoint. Too little is left to the viewer to contribute to the encounter. You are regarding an object. Of course in its presence you ...
... never before. The theme is an eternal one, the narrative as rapid and as satisfying as any modern saga and, perhaps above all, the story is entirely convincing. Reading the play, you discover that the characters all act and speak as you ...
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