ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Verona, Italy. Verona is a city in northeastern Italy. In Shakespeare’s lifetime, it was part of the Venetian Republic, but until 1405 it had been an independent city-state. The Verona of Romeo and Juliet seems to be independent and with its own prince, who authorizes and enforces local laws.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Montagues and the Capulets had been two important aristocratic families from Verona, and Dante himself mentions them in his Divine Comedy (Purgatorio, Canto VI, v. 106). Nowadays, the city still considers itself the hometown of Romeo and Juliet, and there are several places you can relive the lovers’ story.

Detailed explanation-3: -Juliet’s House The famous balcony itself, however, was not added until the 20th century. But that does not stop tourists. Each and every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists travel to Verona to see the balcony where Juliet stood as Romeo confessed his undying love for her.

Detailed explanation-4: -In reality the building dates from the 12th-century. In 1905 the house was purchased by the City of Verona. The balcony belongs to the aptly named La Casa di Giulietta, or House of Juliet, the former home of the Cappello family and the inspiration for the Capulets.