![]() The London of 1593 looks more like a large hamlet- as in a village, not a prince of Denmark-than bustling city it is today. Not that we lived in 1593, but it looks convincing to us. The film is concerned with mood and evoking the time period, which it does well. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, the first documented performance of the play wasn't until 1662.īut if the film isn't concerned with facts, we're not either. Some scholars believe Romeo and Juliet was written between 15, so that is accurate. Recordkeeping being a little spotty back in the 16th century, not many exact details are known about William Shakespeare, which is one way the movie can get away with its artistic license. We begin "in the glory days of the Elizabethan theatre, two playhouses were fighting it out for writers and audiences" and that fight will be settled by the performance of a little play called Romeo and Juliet.
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