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Definition: Romeo |
RomeoNoun1. An ardent male lover. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Romeo" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "someone on a pilgrimage to Rome". |
Date "Romeo" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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Biographical Satire | ROMEO, Juliet's best fellow, who learned that his road to true love ended in a cemetery. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914. |
Literature | Romeo (A). A devoted lover; a lady's man; from Romeo in Shakespeare's tragedy. (See Romeo and Juliet.) "James in an evil hour went forth to woo Young Juliet Hart, and was her Romeo." Crabbe: Borough. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Romeo is:
- the main male character in Romeo and Juliet hence a male boyfriend, or a term for a man who goes after a great deal of women.
- the letter R in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
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Romeo and Juliet is a famous play by William Shakespeare. The story originates through several retellings from a 1476 story of Mariotto and Gianozza by Masuccio Salernitano.
Romeo and Juliet was first performed on January 29, 1595.
Story
Romeo and Juliet is the story of Romeo Montague (Romeo Montecchi) and Juliet Capulet (Giulietta Capuleti), two children of warring families in Verona, Italy, who fall in love in contradiction to the rivalries of their relatives. The two seek to defy their parents and marry, perhaps bringing the two families to peace with each other, but this ultimately fails and they both commit suicide, each believing the other is already dead.The play, along with many others by Shakespeare, is almost entirely written in iambic pentameter.
This is an early play by William Shakespeare and while it is often classified as a tragedy it does not bear the hallmarks of the 'great tragedies' like Hamlet and Macbeth. Romeo and Juliet are not flawed individuals, indeed much of their misfortune comes from the actions of others or from accident. It has been noted that the plot of Romeo and Juliet is more that of a farce or comedy of errors than a tragedy, except that it lacks the vital last-minute save and everyone dies at the end instead of living happily ever after.
Adaptations
Opera
The story was converted into the opera Romeo et Juliette by Charles François Gounod in 1867 with a libretto written by Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè.
Ballet
Several ballet adaptations of the story have been made, the first recorded in the 18th century. The best known feature music by Sergei Prokofiev, and a variety of choreographers have used this music. The first version featuring Prokofiev's music was performed in 1938.
Musical
The musical West Side Story, also made into a film, is based on Romeo and Juliet but updates the story to mid-20th century New York City and the warring families to ethnic gangs.
Movie versions
Thera have been over forty movie versions of the tale, with the first in 1900. Some of the more notable adaptations include:
;1936 - Romeo and Juliet, produced by Irving Thalberg
;1968 - Romeo and Juliet, directed by Franco Zeffirelli
- The 1936 screen version was one of the more notable. Irving Thalberg spared no expense, and showcased his wife, Norma Shearer, in the lead role. Romeo was played by Leslie Howard, John Barrymore was Mercutio, and Andy Devine was Peter, the servant to Juliet's nurse.
- Academy Awards nominations:
- Best Picture - Irving Thalberg, producer
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Basil Rathbone - as Tybalt
- Best Actress - Norma Shearer
- Best Art Direction - Cedric Gibbons, Fredric Hope and Edwin B. Willis
;1996 - Romeo + Juliet, directed by Baz Luhrmann
- Filmed in Italy, the casting of a young Olivia Hussey as Juliet has been considered as truly inspired. It won Oscarss for best cinematography and best costume design, and was nominated for Best Director.
- Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the title roles, Luhrmann gave the famous tale a modern setting.
- At the Berlin International Film Festival 1997, it won:
- Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio)
- Alfred Bauer Prize
- Academy Awards 1996 nominations:
- Best Art Direction (Catherine Martin)
- Set Decoration (Brigitte Broch)
External links
- Romeo and Juliet - The electronic text in Italian of the original story
- Romeo and Juliet - plain vanilla text from Project Gutenberg
- Romeo and Juliet - searchable, indexed version from shakespeare-literature.com
- Romeo and Juliet - searchable, indexed version from literaturepage.com
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Romeo is a town located in Conejos County, Colorado. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 375.Geography
Romeo is located at 37°10'21" North, 105°59'5" West (37.172602, -105.984680)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 375 people, 117 households, and 93 families residing in the town. The population density is 629.5/km² (1,603.2/mi²). There are 132 housing units at an average density of 221.6/km² (564.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 58.93% White, 0.27% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 32.80% from other races, and 6.93% from two or more races. 77.07% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 117 households out of which 50.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% are married couples living together, 15.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% are non-families. 16.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.21 and the average family size is 3.63. In the town the population is spread out with 37.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.2 males. The median income for a household in the town is $19,306, and the median income for a family is $21,806. Males have a median income of $23,438 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the town is $10,175. 34.3% of the population and 30.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 39.2% are under the age of 18 and 29.4% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Romeo, Colorado."
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Romeo is a village located in Macomb County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 3,721.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²). 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 3,721 people, 1,528 households, and 993 families residing in the village. The population density is 711.2/km² (1,842.8/mi²). There are 1,605 housing units at an average density of 306.8/km² (794.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 92.66% White, 4.35% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. 2.74% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,528 households out of which 33.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% are married couples living together, 13.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% are non-families. 31.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.40 and the average family size is 3.04. In the village the population is spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 82.5 males. The median income for a household in the village is $48,015, and the median income for a family is $60,179. Males have a median income of $51,875 versus $27,696 for females. The per capita income for the village is $22,588. 3.9% of the population and 3.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.5% are under the age of 18 and 3.9% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Romeo, Michigan."
Crosswords: Romeo |
| Specialty definitions using "Romeo": All to break, Anthia ♦ Benvolio ♦ Candle-holder, Cat Proverbs, Chop Logic, Cophetua ♦ DANTE, Dun in the Mire ♦ Friar Laurence ♦ Idle Worms ♦ Juliet ♦ Lad o' Wax, Laurence ♦ Mejnoun and Leilah, Montague ♦ Romeo and Juliet ♦ Save the Mark, Skains-mate. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Romeo" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (romeo), Spanish (romeo). |
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Screenplays | Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter (Shakespeare in Love; writing credit: Marc Norman; Tom Stoppard) Edward Morgan, insanely jealous and acting like a sixteen-year-old Romeo! Oh, this is the happiest day of my life (Curly Top; writing credit: Arthur J. Beckhard; Patterson McNutt) It started out like Romeo and Juliet, but it ended in tragedy (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) Why, Romeo, art thou mad (Romeo + Juliet; writing credit: Craig Pearce) I want ceaseless joy and never-ending passion like Romeo and Juliet (3rd Rock from the Sun; writing credit: Leslie Danon; Austin Reid) | |
Lyrics | The way it felt when romeo kissed juliette (I Can Love You Like That; performing artist: All-4-One) Yeah flesh for your romeo (CRADLE OF LOVE; performing artist: Billy Idol) Romeo, I never lose (Stay The Night; performing artist: Imx) Romeo and Juliet, they never felt this way I bet (Cherish; performing artist: Madonna) So you think you're a Romeo (Take The Long Way Home; performing artist: Supertramp) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Julie a Romeo (1971) Un Retrato para Romeo y Julieta (1971) Romeo a Julie na konci listopadu (1971) No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta (1969) Romeo (1969) | |
Song Titles | Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (Instrumental) (performing artist: Henry Mancini) Just Like Romeo and Juliet (performing artist: The Reflections) | |
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 | Juliet finds Romeo dead on the steps of her bier. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | G. Ulanova, as Juliet, and B. Bulgakov in Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Romeo and Juliet. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Folger Library copy work. Title page from Romeo and Juliet. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Julia Arthur in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Romeo & Juliet. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | An all-star cast presenting Shakepeare's sublime tragedy, Romeo & Juliet. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Alfa Romeo GTA" by Erik Hutters Commentary: "Red sportscar." | "Nice car...alpha Romeo" by Laurent Cottier Commentary: ""salon de l'auto 2003" in Geneva." |
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Business | Fiat [which includes Alfa Romeo, Autobianchi, Lancia, Innocenti, Iveco, Ferrari (90%-owned), and Maserati (49%-owned)] is by far the largest Italian motor vehicle producer. (references) | |
The most significant growth included that posted by Alfa Romeo, Volkswagen, Chrysler, Jaguar and Opel. Alfa Romeo and Opel (two long-time slow movers) picked up speed on the back of winning products - namely, the sizzling Alfa 156 and the versatile Opel Zafira. (references) | ||
Within this sub-sector, strong potential is expected over the next 5 years for navigation and intelligent transportation systems, most notably global positioning systems (GPS). Navigation systems currently exist in various Italian models such as the ALFA ROMEO 166, the FIAT Punto and Multipla, LANCIA Lybra and K, and LAMBORGHINI Diablo. (references) | ||
Human Rights | Guatemala | The suit alleges crimes, including genocide, committed by the high command of the regime of former President Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia. (references) |
Kenya | Due to lack of evidence against them, there were no reports that members of the squad, reportedly code-named Alfa Romeo, were prosecuted by year's end. (references) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | On April 20 in Daloa, a police officer shot at a taxi driver who refused to stop for a routine police check; the passenger, student Lagou Romeo, was shot in the arm and did not receive any care or assistance from the police. (references) | |
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| "Romeo" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 48.42% of the time. "Romeo" is used about 95 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 48.42% | 46 | 50,285 |
| Noun (proper) | 47.37% | 45 | 50,900 |
| Noun (common) | 4.21% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 95 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Romeo" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Romeo | First name Male | 10,000 | 688 |
| Romeo | Last name | 3,000 | 3,747 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
1. Romeo, CO (town, FIPS 65740) 2. Romeo, MI (village, FIPS 69400) |
Expression using "Romeo": a latin romeo. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Romeo": Romeo-and-juliet, romeo-class. | |
Ending with "Romeo": Alfa-romeo, Alpha-romeo. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
romeo and juliet | 3,893 | romeo and juliet play | 95 |
lil romeo | 3,516 | alpha romeo | 94 |
alfa romeo | 1,855 | alfa romeo 156 | 93 |
romeo | 843 | little romeo | 84 |
romeo and juliet picture | 708 | fifi and romeo | 83 |
romeo y julieta | 257 | lil lyrics romeo | 83 |
lil picture romeo | 205 | alfa romeo 147 | 78 |
romeo michigan | 202 | 1968 juliet romeo | 75 |
juliet quote romeo | 192 | william shakespeare romeo juliet | 74 |
alfa romeo spider | 188 | alfa romeo gtv | 73 |
romeo juliet soundtrack | 184 | romeo y julieta cigar | 73 |
juliet romeo script | 163 | lil pic romeo | 71 |
romeo must die | 151 | romeo and juliet character | 71 |
romeo juliet movie | 150 | romeo and juliette | 71 |
romeo and juliet summary | 148 | romeo and juliet lyrics | 68 |
romeo and juliet shakespeare | 135 | juliet quiz romeo | 67 |
com lil romeo | 120 | lil photo romeo | 67 |
romeo and juliet essay | 110 | romeo and juliet theme | 64 |
romeo juliet pic | 102 | alfa romeo 164 | 60 |
alfa romeo part | 96 | from juliet quote romeo | 54 |
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| Language | Translations for "Romeo"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 羅密歐與朱麗葉 (Romeo and Juliet). (various references) | |
German | romeo, herzensbrecher (heart-breaker, lady killer). (various references) | |
Greek | ρωμαίοσ (roman). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | omeoray.(various references) | |
Russian | ромео. (various references) | |
Spanish | romeo. (various references) | |
Thai | ชายคนรัก (swain). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Romeo": romeos. (additional references) | |
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"Romeo" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aromel, Ormeay, Ramapo, Rdme, Remigo, R'mel, Rombo, romel, Romen, Romo, Romolo, Ronzeo, Roseo, Roummou, Rumcol, Tromeur. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Romeo" (pronounced rō"mēō') |
| 3 | -m ē ō' | cameo. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-m-o-o-r" | |
-1 letter: moor, more, omer, room. | |
-2 letters: moo, mor, ore, rem, roe, rom. | |
-3 letters: em, er, me, mo, oe, om, or, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-m-o-o-r" | |
+1 letter: boomer, moored, mooter, morose, romeos, roomed, roomer, roomie. | |
+2 letters: bedroom, bloomer, boomers, boomier, boredom, broomed, doormen, groomed, groomer, hormone, ionomer, legroom, moidore, monomer, montero, moocher, moodier, moonier, moorage, moorhen, moorier, mooters, morello, motored, oosperm, preboom, promote, rebloom, regroom, roomers, roomier, roomies, tearoom, tremolo, vroomed, woomera. | |
+3 letters: acrosome, aeronomy, amoretto, anteroom, bedrooms, bloomers, bloomery, bloomier, boredoms, boresome, bottomer, broomier, coenamor, colormen, commoner, composer, doomster, dormouse, enormous, fireroom, foreboom, foredoom, foremost, foursome, gloomier, groomers, headroom, heirloom, homeport, homeroom, homework, hormones, ionomers, jeroboam, legrooms, marooned, mesotron, moderato, moidores, monogerm, monomers, monteros, moochers, moonrise, moorages, moorhens, mooriest, morellos, moreover, morosely, motioner, motorise, motorize, motormen, neomorph, newsroom, nonmetro, odometer, odometry, oligomer, omnivore, oosperms, orometer, outhomer, overcome, podomere, pogromed, prodrome, promoted, promoter, promotes, reblooms, regrooms, rehoboam, remotion, resmooth, restroom, ribosome, roomette, roomiest, roommate, saleroom, smoother, sombrero, sycomore, tearooms, tremolos, trombone, unmoored, varoomed, wareroom, whoredom, woomeras, wormhole, zoometry, zoosperm. | |
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