5 CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT

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'Romeo and Juliet' is Shakespeare's most famous play. Yet he is not the original author of the story of the star-crossed lovers...

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This is where the original story of Romeo and Juliet was first written over a period of 12 years in the 16th century...

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'Romeo and Juliet' was originally a novel published in 1530 in Venice...

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It was written by Luigi da Porto - a nobleman from the nearby city of Vicenza...

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Luigi found inspiration in his own unhappy love story, a local legend that he heard from his archer, and...

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Two medieval castles that he could see from his window as he was writing...

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Although his novel inspired Shakespeare's work, nowadays Luigi da Porto is largely forgotten...

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You can visit his tomb in his native Vicenza - a pretty Northern Italian city...

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NOW CLICK HERE TO DISCOVER THE FULL STORY BEHIND 'ROMEO AND JULIET'...

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5 CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT

ROMEO AND JULIET

THE REAL AUTHOR OF

'Romeo and Juliet' is Shakespeare's most famous play. Yet he is not the original author of the story of the star-crossed lovers...

This is where the original story of Romeo and Juliet was first written over a period of 12 years in the 16th century...

CLICK ON 'LEARN MORE' ON EACH SLIDE FOR FULL DETAILS...

CLICK ON 'LEARN MORE' ON EACH SLIDE FOR FULL DETAILS...

'Romeo and Juliet' was originally a novel published in 1530 in Venice...

It was written by Luigi da Porto - a nobleman from the nearby city of Vicenza...

It was written by Luigi da Porto - a nobleman from the nearby city of Vicenza...

Luigi found inspiration in his own unhappy love story, a local legend that he heard from his archer, and...

Two medieval castles that he could see from his window as he was writing...

Two medieval castles that he could see from his window as he was writing...

Although his novel inspired Shakespeare's work, nowadays Luigi da Porto is largely forgotten...

You can visit his tomb in his native Vicenza - a pretty Northern Italian city...

You can visit his tomb in his native Vicenza - a pretty Northern Italian city...

NOW CLICK HERE TO DISCOVER THE FULL STORY BEHIND 'ROMEO AND JULIET'...

NOW CLICK HERE TO DISCOVER THE FULL STORY BEHIND 'ROMEO AND JULIET'...

...AND SHARE WITH A FRIEND WHO LOVES LOVE STORIES!

...AND SHARE WITH A FRIEND WHO LOVES LOVE STORIES!

VICENZA

PADUA

VERONA

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