I’m sure everyone of you have seen or read something regarding Romeo and Juliet at least once in life!
I think this is one of the most famous tragedies that has ever been written in literature and then so often represented in theatre and movies.
The most famous version was the one written by William Shakespeare around 1560, that was inspired by an ancient Italian tale.
It’s a tragic and troubled love story between two teenagers, descendants from two noble families of Verona that hated each other. Their love ended with the death of both.
There must have been something true in this ancient tale and – most significant of all – there is in Verona still a house with a balcony, which is considered to be the original balcony of Romeo and Juliet!
Have you aver visited Verona and the balcony of Romeo and Juliet? I’m also curious to know if you saw and touched… the statue of Juliet…
For those of you who don’t know: there is a tradition saying that if you touch the breast of Juliet (on the statue, I mean!) this will bring luck. There is usually a huge amount of tourists visiting the balcony, touching the statue of Juliet, taking pictures and… signing the wall.
We, the people of Verona, usually complain about all these signatures on the wall, it’s really dirty!
But this is apparently the power of love, and the power of a place that talks about love.