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  2. Romeo and Juliet - Wikipedia

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    Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene V Romeo and Juliet is sometimes considered to have no unifying theme, save that of young love. Romeo and Juliet have become emblematic of young lovers and doomed love. Since it is such an obvious subject of the play, several scholars have explored the language and historical context behind the romance of the play. On their first meeting, Romeo and Juliet use a ...

  3. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet - Wikipedia

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    A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. " A rose by any other name would smell as sweet " is a popular adage from William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet seems to argue that it does not matter that Romeo is from her family's rival house of Montague. The reference is used to state that the names of things do not ...

  4. Statutory rape - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In common law jurisdictions, statutory rape is nonforcible sexual activity in which one of the individuals is below the age of consent (the age required to legally consent to the behaviour). [1][2] Although it usually refers to adults engaging in sexual contact with minors under the age of consent, it is a generic term, and very few ...

  5. Shakespeare's sonnets - Wikipedia

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    1597 – Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet is published. The spoken prologue to the play, and the prologue to Act II are both written in sonnet form, and the first meeting of the star-crossed lovers is written as a sonnet woven into the dialogue. [46]

  6. Romeo + Juliet - Wikipedia

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    Romeo + Juliet. William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (often shortened to Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 romantic crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It is a modernized adaptation of William Shakespeare 's tragedy of the same name, albeit still utilizing Shakespearean English.

  7. Characters in Romeo and Juliet - Wikipedia

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    Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet, set in Verona, Italy, features the eponymous protagonists Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. The cast of characters also includes members of their respective families and households; Prince Escalus, the city's ruler, and his kinsman, Count Paris; and various unaffiliated characters ...

  8. Nurse (Romeo and Juliet) - Wikipedia

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    The Nurse is a character in William Shakespeare 's classic drama Romeo and Juliet. She is the personal servant, guardian, and former wet nurse of Juliet Capulet, and has been since Juliet was born. She had a daughter named Susan who died in infancy, before she became the wet nurse to Juliet. The Nurse is Juliet's foremost confidante, and ...

  9. Age of consent reform - Wikipedia

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    Michigan passed a Romeo and Juliet Law in 2011. [60] These reforms have been controversial. In Texas, Governor Rick Perry vetoed Romeo and Juliet laws that had been passed by the legislature in 2009, [61] but signed one in 2011 to go into effect in September of that year. [62] A 2011 Romeo and Juliet bill failed to pass in the Illinois ...