Letters to Diane(PART 3 OF 3)
【Himiko's Monologue】
Wow! "Letters to Juliet" sounds quite interesting!
I think I'm gonna get the DVD from the nearby rental shop.
I love Juliet---Shakespeare's most famous romantic heroine.
Come to think of it, I've never met my "Romeo"---a decent man in my life.
How come I'm always a loner?
I wish I could meet a nice gentleman at the library in my town as Diane met Kato.
Well, they say, there is a way where there is a will.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following artciles:
■"Cleopatra"
■"Queen Nefertiti"
■"Catherine de Medici"
■"Catherine the Great"
■"Mata Hari"
■"Sidonie Colette"
■"Marilyn Monroe"
■"Hello Diane!"
■"I wish you were there!"
■"Jane Eyre"
■"Jane Eyre Again"
■"Jane Eyre in Vancouver"
■"Jane Eyre Special"
■"Love & Death of Cleopatra"
■"Nice Story"
■"Scrumdiddlyumptious"
■"Spiritual Work or What?"
■"What a coincidence!"
■"Wind and Water"
■"Yoga and Happiness"
■"You're in a good shape"
■"Hellelujah!"
■"Ecclesiophobia"
■"Uncorruptible"
■"Net Travel & Jane"
■"Net Love"
■"Complicated Love"
■"Electra Complex"
■"Net Début"
■"Inner World"
■"Madame Riviera and Burger"
■"Roly-poly in the North"
■"Amazing Grace"
■"Diane in Paris"
■"Diane in Montmartre"
■"Diane Well Read"
■"Wantirna South"
■"Maiden's Prayer"
■"Bandwidth"
■"Squaw House and Melbourne Hotel"
■"Tulips and Diane"
■"Diane in Bustle Skirt"
■"Diane and Beauty"
■"Lady Chatterley and Beauty"
■"Victoria Prudery"
■"Diane Chatterley"
■"From Canada to Japan"
■"From Gyoda to Vancouver"
■"Film Festival"
■"Madame Taliesin"
■"Happy Days"
■"Vancouver Again"
■"Midnight in Vancouver"
■"Madame Lindbergh"
■"Dead Poets Society"
Hi, I'm June Adames.
Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity.
Its plot is based on an Italian tale, translated into verse as The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in 1562 and retold in prose in Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1582.
Shakespeare borrowed heavily from both but, to expand the plot, developed supporting characters, particularly Mercutio and Paris.
Believed written between 1591 and 1595, the play was first published in a quarto version in 1597.
This text was of poor quality, and later editions corrected it, bringing it more in line with Shakespeare's original.
Romeo and Juliet has been adapted numerous times for stage, film, musical and opera.
During the Restoration, it was revived and heavily revised by William Davenant.
David Garrick's 18th-century version also modified several scenes, removing material then considered indecent, and Georg Benda's operatic adaptation omitted much of the action and added a happy ending.
Performances in the 19th century, including Charlotte Cushman's, restored the original text, and focused on greater realism.
John Gielgud's 1935 version kept very close to Shakespeare's text, and used Elizabethan costumes and staging to enhance the drama.
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In the 20th century the play has been adapted in versions as diverse as MGM's comparatively faithful 1936 film, the 1950s stage musical West Side Story, and 1996's MTV-inspired Romeo + Juliet.
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