Verona Beach

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Verona Beach is the modern, stylized coastal city that serves as the backdrop for Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film adaptation of Shakespeare’s "Romeo + Juliet."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional city
fictional location
setting in film
appearsIn Romeo + Juliet
surface form: Romeo + Juliet (1996 film)
basedOn Verona
basedOnAuthor William Shakespeare
basedOnWork Romeo and Juliet
conflictType corporate-style family rivalry
countryContext United States-inspired environment
createdBy Baz Luhrmann
describedAs modern stylized coastal city
featuresCharacter Juliet Capulet
Mercutio
Prince (police chief)
Romeo Montague
Tybalt
featuresGroup House of Capulet
surface form: Capulet family

House of Montague
surface form: Montague family
hasElement Juliet’s House
surface form: Capulet mansion

Catholic churches
Sycamore Grove
Verona Beach Police Department
Verona Beach city streets
beachfront urban landscape
billboards
gas stations
highways and overpasses
modern skyscrapers
neon signage
religious iconography
hasGenre Shakespeare adaptation setting
romantic drama film setting
hasMedium film
hasTheme gang rivalry
media sensationalism
urban violence
youth culture
languageContext Shakespearean English dialogue in modern setting
narrativeFunction primary setting of Romeo and Juliet’s romance
primary setting of the Montague–Capulet feud
notableSceneLocationFor Capulet feast
surface form: Capulet party

beach confrontation between Montagues and Capulets
final confrontation at church
gas station shootout
policingAuthority Verona Beach Police Department
timePeriodDepicted late 20th century
visualStyle contemporary American urban aesthetic
highly stylized
music-video influenced editing

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Romeo + Juliet setting Verona Beach