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Gee.. I wonder who wrote about Romeo and Juliet? Duh! William Shakespeare!!! Obviously you have much more research to do. I'd like to see other writers play off their own pieces in such a manner.

I think you should find out who wrote about Romeo and Juliet.

Shakespeare used Pyramus and Thisbe intentionally in Midsummer Night's Dream. Where in the comedy, the love stories turn out perfectly, in a tragedy, the lovers are never so lucky. Shakespeare uses the play within a play (which intentionally mirrors Romeo and Juliet) at the wedding celebration of the the 3 couples for a very specific reason. The tragedy is so poorly acted that it becomes comedy, and this in turn takes the dangers of love, in this example a double suicide, and makes then just a dream. Afterwards, the lovers can go to bed and be happy, unlike their counterparts in Romeo and Juliet.<br> And finally, since when does referencing your own work make you a copier? In case you're more uneducated than you sound, I'll fill you in on a well known fact. Shakespeare, in addition to writing Midsummer Night's Dream, also wrote Romeo and Juliet.

Whatever happened to just enjoying a play. Who care where he got the ideas. A work of art is a work of art

William Shakespeare wrote Romeo & Juliet as well as a midsummer night's dream. I also don't think that refering 2 yr own work is coping, since U wrote it in the 1st place. Also, the 'nonsense language' he writes in is old English. Check yr facts 1st, mate.

I swear people like you destroy these message boards. First, Pyramis and Thisbe is a very old play, way before Shakespeare's time. Also how can you accuse Shakespeare of ripping off Romeo and Juliet? It's his play! Next time check your sources.<br><br>y0u 4r3 4 c0nnpl3t3 1cI10t

Shakespeare didn't come up with his own language, granted he did create several words (i.e. bedroom), he just used the language of the time. check your sources before you open your mouth next time.<br>

1. Romeo and Juliet was written by shakes himself<br>2. the 'nonsense language' is old english<br>3. Get a life and start enjoying real literature and don't just invent some stupid comment!

What an idiot, Lisa, honey, Shakespeare WROTE Romeo and Juliet, and in A Midsummer Night's Dream, he was simply poking fun at his own play. It's called a "sense of humor". Just because you may not find it funny these days, things were different. And, everyone makes up words, I mean, honestly are "yo" and "gangsta" and "fo shizzle ma nizzle", etc. actually words/phrases? Um, no! Personally, I don't think Shakespeare even invented his own language but even if he did, well, so does our media pop culture but you don't go around saying anything against them, do you?

First of all I recommend to you the book and the TV series IN SEARCH OF SHAKESPEARE, by Michael Wood, BBC.<br><br>Secondly, what about you, Lisa? Can you recommend some of your great unstolen literary works? Thank you.

I just can't believe you don't have a clue who wrote Romeo and Juliet!! Did you go to school??????????!!!!!!!!! If you don't kno wat your talking bout don't even bother writing on message boards!!!

You might have noticed if you bothered to do a little research that the story of Pyramus and Thisbe is a part of Greek/Latin mythology and that his account matches well with the Latin poet Ovid's in his book Metamorphoses. This is called an allusion (no, not an Illusion). He is making a reference to a story that was well known at the time his play is set to make a point, not attempting to pass it off as his own. He intentionally DIDN'T use Romeo and Juliet because the play he wrote HIMSELF did not exsist in the time period that Midsummer Night's Dream is set (Ancient Greece). Now go try to buy some brain cells off of eBay.<br>

Actually dear, Shakespeare is the one who made up many of the English words that people use now. The language he was using is called archaic and it is definitely not made up. The language is well documented and it was really how people in England used to talk a long time ago. With regards to copying Romeo And Juliet. You got it backwards. If anything was copied it would be Pyramus and Thisbe because it was written way before Shakespeare was even born. However, many experts have uncovered some facts that lead them to believe that Romeo and Juliet was based on once existing lovers in England, or within Europe anyway, which meet their demise because their families were enemies. Besides, falling in love with the enemy is not as uncommon as you might think. I bet Romeo and Juliet's plot has happened in real life many times before and happened to real people.

Shakespeare was nothing but a copier that made up his own nonsense language. You will notice that Pyramus and Thisbe has a very similar ending to Romeo And Juliet; proof that William took the ideas of other authors and made his own plays using their ideas.

Let's clear some stuff up here...
1. Shakespeare did not speak, or write in "old" English as everyone seems to think. He spoke, and wrote in Modern English, the very same type of English we speak today. However, language changes throughout the years, and adapts to changing times and cultural evolution. Just like Americans eventually stopped speaking with English accents (many of our founding fathers had English accents, because they or their ancestors were from England), the English language itself has not proceeded into a new a different era than was spoken during Elizabethan England, it has morphed to adapt to continuously modern times. A deliniation of a new "era" of English would include and have to demonstrate a significant altering of spelling of words, the origin of those words, and definition. Also, it is important to remember that Shakespeare was writing in iambic pentameter, and many other rythmic forms of speech. People didn't really speak like they do in many of his plays.
2. Pyramus and Thisbe (yes, that is how it is spelled) is a play within a play. A Midsummer's Night was written AFTER Romeo and Juliet...Shakespeare is simply being witty and clever.
3. For the girl who had no idea that Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, may I suggest you go back to high school, or that your teachers be fired for ever letting you continue through an English course without that knowledge. You should feel not only like an idiot, but also be incredibly ashamed.

I belive I can hear Shakespeare rolling in his grave right now...