Romeo and Juliet is the play which, in English literature at least, effectively invented the modern love story. Its charm and its power derive from the romantic setting (Verona, an Italian Renaissance city), the youthful innocence and ardour of the lovers, and (perhaps crucially) the excitement and drama created by the opposition which they have to contend with, an opposition which does not simply stem from the older generation but which is starkly present in the feud between their two families and which seems to be supported by the malignity of Fate. The wit, tenderness, dramatic variety and poetic beauty of this play continue to work their spell: it has proved a perennial favourite inspiring, even in our century, works such as the musical West Side Story.
Romeo and Juliet
Sprecher*in:
Michael Sheen
Sprecher*in:
Kate Beckinsale
Sprecher*in:
Philip Madoc
Sprecher*in:
Norman Rodway
Sprecher*in:
David Bradley
Sprecher*in:
Frances Barber
Sprecher*in:
Edward de Souza
Sprecher*in:
Judy Loe
Sprecher*in:
Fiona Shaw
Sprecher*in:
Heathcote Williams
Sprecher*in:
Anton Lesser
Sprecher*in:
Jasper Britton
Sprecher*in:
Ronan Vibert
Sprecher*in:
Simon Harris
Sprecher*in:
Peter Yapp
Sprecher*in:
John Paul Connolly
Sprecher*in:
Jason Cheater
Sprecher*in:
John Summerfield
Sprecher*in:
Hywell Simons
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