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April 22

Zee tv

A long time ago, there was a Hindi zee tv series involving a husband, wife, son, & a ghost woman chick? Does anyone know this program about those characters? (73.220.163.13 (talk) 00:17, 30 April 2017 (UTC)).[reply]

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I think I remember more details now ghost woman has pink clothes but the actual wife has blue clothes. Does anyone remember the series name?(107.77.212.172 (talk) 02:25, 15 May 2017 (UTC)).[reply]

Most common figurative imaginations of Romeo & Juliet

When there is talk about Romeo & Juliet - what image/impersonation of them that will usually come to people's minds? Google image search implies a huge edge for a specific film version, but this is just a weak indication. For sure the answer will vary through countries, ages etc. - so, what will an old English gentleman imagine when Romeo & Juliet are mentioned? Which image will be triggered in an American working class teenage girl? --KnightMove (talk) 08:45, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I would say, yes, either at the balcony or on their death beds. No other image would be associated with the two unless you were a true scholar. My vote would be for Frank Dicksee's painting: [1]

The above painting is unknown to me (neither English nor a gentleman), but I certainly recall scenes with the young actors cast in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film adaptation. Being a teen myself at that time, it seemed quite convincing and remained unsupplanted after I viewed the play staged at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre ca. 1974. -- Deborahjay (talk) 15:21, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

For those of us of a certain age Franco's film will often be the first to spring to mind. For a younger generation Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet may be the one they think of first. The BBC Television Shakespeare#Romeo .26 Juliet was noted for casting Rebecca Saire who was closer in age to the Juliet of the play than was usual at the time. While it won't usually get a mention Bernstein's West Side Story is a version that may be as well known to some (again this could be geneerational) as the original play. MarnetteD|Talk 16:08, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's quickly becoming an answer based on generation: Leonardo DiCaprio / Claire Danes (teenage), Zeffirelli (1960), Carlei (2013), certain paintings, plays/musicals, etc. Is there one definitive answer to this question? perhaps not, since it is subjective based on age, it seems; and not objective based on overall education. Maineartists (talk) 16:21, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The following 'balcony scene' by Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee (ca. 1881) evidently appeals to multiple generations; in 2012 it was dubbed the "most romantic work of art on display in England":

"Artwork of the Month". www.daheshmuseum.org. Dahesh Museum of Art.

2606:A000:4C0C:E200:984A:CA94:A2BD:E53B (talk) 19:39, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Interestingly, there was no balcony in Shakespeare's play, but it has nevertheless come to be indelibly a part of the usual staging. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 22:36, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Another interesting analysis: [2] --2606:A000:4C0C:E200:984A:CA94:A2BD:E53B (talk) 00:25, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]