The History of Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

A tragic play was written by William Shakespeare during in his early
career.
A play about two young star-crossed lovers ultimately their death
reconcile the feuding families.
A play under Renaissance Theatre
1476
▪ It said that the real Romeo and Juliet were from Siena, but since
Shakespeare was so affectionate of Verona, he placed the story there.
▪ It is where the story of doomed lovers published by a writer from
Siena who insisted it was based on real people.
Source: “Juliet’s House in Verona, a 14th century
building that’s a tribute to love”, the VINTAGE
NEWS, accessed July
9,2020,https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/06/
12/juliets-house-in-verona-a-14th-century-building
thats-a-tribute-to-love/
1562
Principal source of Shakespeare for the plot was The Tragicall
Historye of Romeus and Juliet (a long narrative poem by the English
poet Arthur Brooke, who had based his poem on a French
translation of a tale by the Italian Matteo Bandello).
1594–96
▪ Wrote the Romeo and Juliet
1597
▪ First published in an unauthorized quarto
1599
▪ Appearance of an authorized quarto
1623 - A third quarto, based on the second, was used by the editors of
the First Folio.
Source: “Romeo and Juliet”, Encyclopedia
Bitannica, accessed July 10, 2020,
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Romeo-and
Juliet
1662
▪ Documented the earliest performance of Romeo and Juliet staged by
William Davenant, the poet, and playwright who insisted that he was
Shakespeare's illegitimate son.
23
1679
▪ Thomas Otway created a version of the play called The History and
Fall of Caius Marius set in Augustan Rome.
▪ The story is about the two senators and fathers of two lovers who are
fighting for political power.
1740
▪ Experience the rising of Shakespeare's version due to revivals by
several producers including David Garrick and Theophilus Cibber.
▪ Even they mixed material other than the original text of Shakespeare,
Cibber included passages from The Two Gentlemen of Verona in his
production, and Garrick opened the play with Romeo madly in love
with Juliet, omitting Rosaline entirely.
19th century
▪ The play was performed with little dramatic alteration and became
the most produced play in the English stage.
▪ With the advent of the motion picture, there are eighteen film
versions of Romeo and Juliet that have been made.
1968
▪ "Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet" is the most popular film starring
Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting.
Over last 50 years
Many have attempted to translate the plot of Romeo and Juliet into the
modern era. The most famous of these is Leonard Bernstein's West
Side Story and Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet, starring Claire Danes
and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Source: “Sources for Romeo and Juliet”,
Shakespeare Online, accessed July 11, 2020,
http://www.shakespeareon

CHRONOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT
Instruction: Copy and arrange the following statements below according to
numbers 1-5.
______ It was first published in an unauthorized quarto.
______ A tragic play was written by William Shakespeare during in his early
career.
______ The play was performed with little dramatic alteration and became
the most produced play in the English stage.
______ Attempted to translate the plot of Romeo and Juliet into the modern
era.
______ Documented the earliest performance of Romeo and Juliet staged by
William Davenant.
Let Us Practice More
CONCEPT MAP
Instructions: In a whole sheet of paper, create a concept map showing the
history of Romeo and Juliet. Please take note of the following pattern.
1st level: Title of the play
2nd level: Short description of the play
3rd level: Theatrical forms
4th level: Brief summary of the play

Let Us Remember
 William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, one of the plays
under Renaissance theatre.
 The history starts when the real Romeo and Juliet were at Siena, it
was only placed at Verona because Shakespeare loves the place.
Shakespeare took the source for the plot of the story
from The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet by an English poet
Arthur Brooke. The play was published by a quarto's. William
Davenant was in charge of the earliest documented performance of
Romeo and Juliet. On the other hand, Thomas Otway created a
version of the play entitled The History and Fall of Caius Marius that
is something similar to Romeo and Juliet. While Cibber and Garrick
also created their version of Romeo and Juliet, and they excluded
the role of Rosaline. Time passes by, with the advent of motion
pictures, there are eighteen film versions created up to the 19th
century. Many attempted to translate the plot of the play into the
modern era.
5

Let Us Assess
Direction: Select the letter of your answer and write it on a separate
paper.
1. Which of the following is a theatrical form of Romeo and Juliet?
a.
melodrama
b.
comedy
c.
horror
d.
tragic
2. From what year does William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet?
a.
1476
b.
1593
c.
1562
d.
none of the above
3. What is the source of Shakespeare for making the plot of the said play?
a.
The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet
b.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
c.
The History and Fall of Caius Marius
d.
Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet
4. When was the unauthorized quarto published?
a.
1596
b.
1597
c.
1623
d.
1599
5. When was the earliest performance of Romeo and Juliet documented?
a.
1740
b.
1968
c.
1662
d.
1679
6. Which of the following is a theatrical form of the play Romeo and Juliet?
a. comedy
b. drama
c. melodrama
d. all of the above
7. When was the appearance of an authorized quarto?
a. 1956
b. 1569
c. 1599
d. 1959
8. When was the approximate year does Shakespeare wrote Romeo and
Juliet?
a. 1560-1562b. 1572-1574
c. 1594-1596
d. 1549-1569
9. In what year, Thomas Otway created a version of the play called The
History and Fall of Caius Marius?
a. 1679
b. 1599
c. 1597
d. All of the above
10 . Who is the person who insisted that he was Shakespeare's illegitimate
son?
a. William Shakespeare I
b. William Davenant
c. William Morgan
d. William Anderson
11 . In what year, the play Romeo and Juliet became the most produce
play on the English stage?
a. 1961
b. 15th century
c. 1622
d. 19th century
12 . During the 19th century, how many film versions of Romeo and Juliet
that have made?
a. 18
b. 50
c. 17
d. 23
13. What is the most popular film during 1968?
a. Titanic
b. The cats
c. Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet
d. Romeo and Juliet
14. What is the most popular film/play during modern era?
a. Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet
b. Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet
c. West Side Story
d. a and c
15. Which of the following statement is TRUE about the history of Romeo
and Juliet??
a. 1597 - First published in an unauthorized quarto
7b. 1740 - Experience the rising of Shakespeare's version due to revivals
by several producers including David Garrick and Theophilus Cibber.
c. 1599 - Appearance of an authorized quarto
d. all of the above