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Romeo and Juliet-esque
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Romeo-and-Juliet-esque Romeo and Julietesque Romeo-and-Julietesque
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en Romeo-and-Juliet-esque Romeo and Julietesque Romeo-and-Julietesque Romeo & Juliet-esque
Etymology
From en Romeo and Juliet -esque.
Adjective
Romeo and Juliet-esque,Romeo and Juliet-esque
Resembling or characteristic of the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare or its eponymous protagonists.
en 22 April 1989 Liz Anstee Timewatch: Look ahead with Liz; Our 7 day TV Guide: See how they run w:South Wales Echo 39,668 Cardiff 32 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/933433561/ 3 795178735 SHALOM SALAAM (9.30 pm BBC2) Apart from running the EastEnders’ shop, the Asian community doesn’t seem to exist on British TV. This Romeo and Juliet-esque story of the love between a Muslim girl and a Jewish boy, and the conflicts it causes, is certainly a step in the right direction.
en 12 August 2002 TV highlights w:The Palm Beach Post 94 129 West Palm Beach, Fla. 5E https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/134666499/ 1528-5758 34298480 Movie: Love Story: Sappy, sentimental and romantic, this Romeo and Juliet-esque tragedy from director Arthur Hiller has become a classic.
en 26 September 2002 Eva Simonich The Four Feathers Buzz w:The Daily Illini 160 Champaign, Ill. 15 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/757345373/ 3 8750-6769 11682576 There are plenty of gritty, beautifully choreographed scenes, with surprises like enemy soldiers popping out of the sand and Romeo and Juliet-esque fake-out death potions.
en 1 August 2003 Ken Parish Perkins Not-so-great expectations: TV types too quick to celebrate mediocrity w:Fort Worth Star-Telegram 98th year 98 Fort Worth, Tex. 7E https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/646931356/ 1 0889-0013 11420948 When Jim Leonard first created the concept for Fox’s Skin, a stylistically sensual, Romeo and Juliet-esque tale with pornography and politics as its core, he was urged to take it to cable.
en 4 January 2009 Watch this: Your at-a-glance guide to this week’s unmissable films and TV shows The Independent on Sunday 984 London 44 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/723391900/ 3 1741-9743 185201487 Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins’s 1961 musical tells the story of the Romeo and Juliet-esque love affair between a reformed New York gang member and a Puerto Rican immigrant. When Tony (Richard Beymer) sets eyes on Maria (Natalie Wood) at a dance, it’s love at first sight – but from the beginning, their relationship is threatened by the animosity between their gangs.
en 5 March 2014 Hot Ticket: Hawaii’s celebrity movie reviews MidWeek Oahu w:Honolulu Star-Advertiser 30 33 Honolulu, Haw. 79 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/266640772/ 4 2837-9446 639332283 Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Omar tells a Romeo and Juliet-esque West Bank tale where Omar is accustomed to dodging surveillance when crossing the separation wall to visit his secret love Nadia.
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