Vicious cubism from Apollonas Soben

About the work
The tragedy “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare has been known since 1597. The plot about the fate of loving hearts, separated by the will of people or circumstances, was widespread in the literature of the Renaissance, when the playwright worked. But it was Shakespeare’s genius that created a genuine literary masterpiece on its basis.

The meaning of the work laid down by Shakespeare, according to the well-known literary critic G. Anixt, can be expressed as follows: “the hymn of triumphant love”, “the tragedy of great passion”, “love conquering death”. Reading a summary of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is, first of all, so that when you get acquainted with the full text of the play, it is easy to navigate the plot twists and understand “who is who” among the characters.

Place and time of action

The tragedy takes place at the beginning of the 14th century in the Italian cities of Verona and Mantua.