1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:14,009 Geographical Context of Romeo and Juliet 2 00:00:14,009 --> 00:00:17,010 Where is Verona situated? 3 00:00:17,010 --> 00:00:21,010 First of all, we need to introduce the story. 4 00:00:21,010 --> 00:00:24,010 Verona is mainly known for the book of Romeo and Juliet, 5 00:00:24,010 --> 00:00:31,010 a story that recalls the impossible love between the young people from two families that were enemies. 6 00:00:31,010 --> 00:00:34,009 Verona is a city situated in the north of Italy. 7 00:00:34,009 --> 00:00:39,289 It's located next to the sea and is between the hills and near the river Adigio. 8 00:00:39,289 --> 00:00:44,810 Also Verona is known as the city of love because of the tragic story of Romeo and 9 00:00:44,810 --> 00:00:51,250 Juliet. Before we go to the next one we need to say that Shakespeare wrote this 10 00:00:51,250 --> 00:00:54,810 story without going to Verona in his life. 11 00:00:54,810 --> 00:01:01,929 Who was Verona? Verona was always a city full of landmarks of the Roman Empire. It 12 00:01:01,929 --> 00:01:08,969 has a lot of monuments of this time and the renaissance like this monument that we have in 13 00:01:08,969 --> 00:01:15,450 the photo verona was always a small city full of conflicts like the conflict that made mercutio die 14 00:01:15,450 --> 00:01:22,489 mercutio fought with thibaut dying in the act after this romeo killed thibaut and the prince 15 00:01:22,489 --> 00:01:27,450 exiled him so we can say that verona was a beautiful city but with a lot of conflicts 16 00:01:27,450 --> 00:01:34,129 between these two families. In the book, the political power was wielded by the prince of 17 00:01:34,129 --> 00:01:40,469 Verona, because he's the one that solved all the problems and imposed order. The prince had 18 00:01:40,469 --> 00:01:47,049 notorious enmity with the two families, because of all the conflicts that they made. We can see it 19 00:01:47,049 --> 00:01:53,430 in the first act of the story, when she paired a very important rule, and when he says to Romeo 20 00:01:53,430 --> 00:01:59,750 that he can't come back to Verona. But in real life, Maximiliano I was the emperor of the Holy 21 00:01:59,750 --> 00:02:09,509 Roman Empire, so we can say that he had the power. The rules of Verona. They introduce a lot of rules 22 00:02:09,509 --> 00:02:15,189 that are very important to end the fights between these two families. The first and the more 23 00:02:15,189 --> 00:02:22,389 important is that they banned the street fights. And with this ban, the prince said that if someone 24 00:02:22,389 --> 00:02:28,550 break this rule, she would die. We can see this in the first act. Then we see that the parents decide 25 00:02:28,550 --> 00:02:34,389 with who will the son or daughter marry. We can see this when the parents of Juliet say that she 26 00:02:34,389 --> 00:02:41,509 will marry Paris. The children always are raised by nurses. They do it like this because they want 27 00:02:41,509 --> 00:02:46,949 that their children have a good education. We also need to include that royal people 28 00:02:46,949 --> 00:02:53,189 shouldn't have any relationship importance of Verona Verona at this time 29 00:02:53,189 --> 00:02:57,689 that is to say the time to walk refers to was a foreign important and dominant 30 00:02:57,689 --> 00:03:02,430 city that had numerous conflicts with other countries and cities where 31 00:03:02,430 --> 00:03:09,330 Bartolomeo de la Scala ruled physical geography of Verona Verona is a city 32 00:03:09,330 --> 00:03:14,150 surrounded by hills that is in Veneto which is one of the 20 regions of Italy 33 00:03:14,150 --> 00:03:19,150 This region is characterized by its mountains, hills and plains. 34 00:03:20,150 --> 00:03:26,150 Mountains and valleys. It is a fairly mountainous territory, as this occupies 29% of the region. 35 00:03:27,150 --> 00:03:37,150 The highest mountains are Antelao, with 3,264 meters, and Monte Cristado, with 3,221 meters high. 36 00:03:37,150 --> 00:03:46,150 There is also a large valley called the Po Valley, which occupies the 57% of Benetton. 37 00:03:46,150 --> 00:03:48,150 Rivers and Lakes 38 00:03:48,150 --> 00:03:55,150 Besides, there are several rivers in the region. The best known are the Po, the Adige and the Cave, which passes through Verona. 39 00:03:55,150 --> 00:04:00,150 Finally, there are also several lakes such as Lake Garda. 40 00:04:00,150 --> 00:04:03,150 Current Tourism in Verona 41 00:04:03,150 --> 00:04:10,110 The work of Romeo and Juliet has been so important and influential in Verona that many people know this city thanks to it. 42 00:04:11,150 --> 00:04:17,949 This makes many people want to know and visit Verona, which is why this city today has a lot of touring. 43 00:04:18,769 --> 00:04:25,990 Like I said before, many people visit Verona thanks to Romeo and Juliet, which makes Juliet's house the most visited place. 44 00:04:25,990 --> 00:04:32,189 Although, other places are also visited such as the Verona Arena, the Piazza delle Erbe, 45 00:04:32,189 --> 00:04:36,209 the Tower of Lamberti, etc. 46 00:04:36,209 --> 00:04:37,470 The end. 47 00:04:37,470 --> 00:04:38,990 Made by Marcelo and Arturo.