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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet takes place during the Renaissance, or early 13th or 14th century. The Renaissance was a time when people were fascinated by renewal and revival. Art became very popular in this time. Romeo and Juliet takes place in Verona and Mantua.
Verona is a city in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Verona is about 65 miles away from Venice. The ruler of Verona during the time period of this play was Bartolomeo della Scalla, who died in 1304. When Romeo is banished from Verona he travels to Mantua. Mantua is in northern central Italy and borders Switzerland. It’s west of the Vento region, and just south of the Swiss border.
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The Bubonic Plague (Black Death)
The Bubonic Plague was a terminal wide-spread disease that claimed the lives of over one-third of Europe’s population in 1348. The disease was horrific, but killed with terrible speed. It was capable of killing one person in roughly five days. Boccaccio, the Italian writer, stated that victims “ate lunch with their friends and dinner with their ancestors in paradise.” Famine resulted from the plague and it prompted more violence between the two rival church and state sections of Verona.
irrevocable demise.
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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet takes place during the Renaissance, or early 13th or 14th century. The Renaissance was a time when people were fascinated by renewal and revival. Art became very popular in this time. Romeo and Juliet takes place in Verona and Mantua.