Romeo and Juliet Setting

"Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast."

(Shakespeare, 2.4.101)

"I [Mercutio] was hurt under your arm."

(Shakespeare, 3.1.107)

"And for that offense / We do immediately exile him hence."

(Shakespeare, 3.1.197)

"Suspecting that we both were in a house / Where the infectious pestilence did reign, / Sealed up the doors and would not let us forth."

(Shakespeare, 5.2.9-11)

Rooms and halls of buildings are the settings for the scenes full of remorse.

Arden

The orchard of the Capulets dominates the love sections of the story.

Arden

Shakespeare wrote the play between the years 1591 and 1595. He probably based on the play during the late 1400s to early 1500s.

Frosty

The Capulets and Montagues lived in different time periods, and neither lived in Verona. Shakespeare might have used this to create a sense of timelessness.

Mitsy

"It is fitting that the lovers should take their lives in the churchyard, among the dead."

Murphy

July heat could also be a play on the sexual desire between Romeo and Juliet.

Murphy

July is the month in which hot temperatures lead to short tempers and no patience.

Murphy

The fast-moving action of the play is most certainly the cause of the lovers' demise. Had the action moved over a longer period of time, they would have most likely lived.

Murphy

The orchard blossoms with their love.

Murphy

The play occurs in Mid-July.

Murphy

The play occurs over a period of four days, specifically Sunday night to Thursday morning.

Murphy

The town is suggested to be social, while the conflict would suggest otherwise. The civil unrest is neither a war or an abstraction, but affect the lives of the normal citizens of Verona.

Murphy

"Romeo and Juliet can be plausibly dated to 1595. Shakespeare must have written the play between 1591 and 1596.

Romeo and Juliet

Friar Laurence's church is the only neutral location in the play - the place where Romeo and Juliet can interact in peace.

Romeo and Juliet Setting

Romeo wanders around the streets, while Juliet is confined to her house.

Romeo and Juliet Setting

"By thee, old Capulet, and Montague / Have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets."

Shakespeare, (1.1.92-93)

"For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring."

Shakespeare, (3.1.4)

Verona is a lively and bustling city.

alexb2

Benvolio claims that it is hot outside.

helene

Many believe the play should be based in the medieval era because the original legend of Romeo and Juliet dates back to then.

helene

The play occurs in mid-July.

helene