Romeo and Juliet Day

History knows many cases of both happy and tragic love between real people and fictional literary characters “There is no sadder story in the world than the story of Romeo and Juliet” These words end the famous tragedy of W Shakespeare The irreconcilable enmity of the two clans of Italian Verona led to a tragedy - the death of young representatives of the Montague and Capulet families The relationship between two lovers, even after centuries, excites the minds and excites the hearts of fans of the talent of the English playwright Therefore, Romeo and Juliet Day is celebrated annually on March 11th The date of the holiday was not chosen by chance According to the plot of William Shakespeare's play, the young people got engaged on March 11, 1302 But their relationship was not destined to reach a happy ending Juliet's parents decide to marry her to the young, handsome and noble Prince Paris Before meeting Romeo, the girl obediently agrees with the will of her father and mother Prince Paris is considered a good match But meeting Romeo and the flaring up of feelings makes Juliet begin to resist the wishes of her parents, filling her with determination and courage Surrounded by young people, people who sympathize with the situation appear - the girl's nurse and Lorenzo, her lover's brother He knows a way to avoid an unwanted marriage: he needs to drink a certain potion on the eve of the wedding that will put Juliet to sleep for 42 hours During this time, her family will bury her in the family crypt, and when she wakes up, she will be able to meet with Romeo and hide until better times come According to the plot of the tragedy, Juliet drinks the liquid from the bottle that Lorenzo gave her and falls asleep in the crypt Romeo, seeing her there, decides that his beloved has died The monk sent by his brother does not have time to warn the young man that Juliet’s death is a fiction Romeo does not want to live without her and shouts “I drink to you, love!” takes poison in the tomb The girl awakens, but when she sees Romeo dead, she stabs herself with a dagger out of grief The tragedy put an end to the feud between the two famous clans of Verona - the death of young people reconciles the Montague and Capulet families Shakespeare's play about the relationships of young people has forever entered the golden fund of world literature Tourists from all over the world come to Verona and go to the courtyard of the Capulet house There, not far from the balcony, there is a bronze statue of Juliet According to legend, in order to find happiness in love and make feelings mutual, you need to touch the right breast of Shakespeare's heroine Fans of the famous love story cannot come to terms with the tragic ending of the play They are not consoled by invented rituals Every year on March 11, fans, in the illusory hope of a good ending, celebrate the engagement day of Romeo and Juliet