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Nov 2023
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Shakespeare: Past Master | 2. Romeo and ...

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Sophie Duncan delves into the playwright’s world-famous tragedy to reveal what it tells us about youth in the Tudor era


The doomed romance of young lovers Romeo and Juliet has captured imaginations across the centuries – but what does William Shakespeare’s play tell us about the real experiences of youth at the time he was writing? Sophie Duncan offers her expert take.


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