ROMEO AND JULIET

• context -setting

  verona -geographically distant place, set in foreign places so shakepseare could explore subversive themes
• context-religion

  anti catholicim at its height ,this means friar would be viewed with suspicion
• context -7 deadly sins

  r + j epitomize the sin of hubris .they embody lust ,and pride and greed
• context -Petrarchan lovers

  unrequited love ,led the man to internal turmoil and self imposed solitude