The story of Romeo and Juliet is not original. Shakespeare used a poem by Arthur Brooke (1562) “Romeus and Juliet” as the basis of his play. In either play or poem, the story of two “star-crossed lovers” has several messages (theme).
What changes does Shakespeare make to Brooke's poem-to plot, to character, and to theme? Find these.
Why do you think Shakespeare chooses to make these changes?
Requirements:
1. Thesis statement is the last sentence in the opening paragraph -5pts
2. Three body paragraphs
-topic sentence begins each
-evidence in each paragraph (minimum one quote per paragraph)
-correct citation (Act.scene.lines) looks like (I.ii.13-23) 12 pts
3. Correct capitalization and names of characters spelled correctly.-8 pts
Double spaced-typed, 12pt font
"....as long as a piece of string"