What's in a work? That which we call art 

By any other name would sound and look as sweet... 

 

Now that we have completely murdered this famous line of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, we hope you'll stick with us (including our first ever guest podcaster!) since it beautifully depicts the passion in our episode today! William Shakespeare stands as one of the most influential figures of theater and literature history, so it follows naturally that artists and composers would find inspiration in his work. Join the three of us as we dig into all these artistic facets of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet! 

 

Literature: 

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Romeo and Juliet (1595-96) 

 

Art: 

Benjamin West (1738-1820): Romeo And Juliet (1778) 

Sir Frank Bernard Dicksee (1853-1928): Romeo and Juliet (ca. 1884) 

 

Music: 

Hector Berlioz (1803-69): Romeo e Juliette, Symphonie Dramatique (1839) 

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Romeo and Juliet (1935)