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English : Romeo and Juliet : Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet (1954)


In Shakespeare's classic play, the Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one family and the daughter of the other fall desperately in love and secretly marry.

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13 Shakespeare Adaptations Aimed at Teens

Shakespeare adaptations are a dime a dozen—we’ve been putting his work on film practically from the moment film was a thing—but we’re particularly fascinated by a small, persistent subset of movies that aim to bring the Bard’s work to the youth of the day. Some plays seem like a natural fit (Romeo and Juliet already stars teen protagonists in the original) while others are more surprising (who saw a basketball-themed version of Othello coming?). Source: https://www.tor.com/2018/03/27/13-shakespeare-adaptations-aimed-at-teens/

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