Romeo
Romeo
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Character Information
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Romeo was a man who was in love with a girl, Juliet, but she was engaged to another against her will. He also dated Cordelia. He appears in a school play at Springfield Elementary about William Shakespeare.
Plot
When Milhouse and Samantha broke up, Milhouse said to Bart that they started out like Romeo and Juliet but it ended in tragedy.[1]
Romeo was in love with Juliet but he was forced to be married to another. Juliet faked her death so that she would not get married and be able to get back to Romeo. When Romeo found out that Juliet was dead, he visited her and broke up with her. Juliet woke up and then scolded him; she had hoped that Romeo would drink poison when he found out she was dead, and when Juliet later woke up, she would find out that he was dead and push a sword into her own heart. Later, he dated Cordelia and she also faked her death for him, so he told King Lear that Cordelia faked her death.[2]
Behind the Laughter
The story is based on the story of Romeo and Juliet and King Lear.
Appearances
- Episode – "The Way We Was" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Love, Springfieldian Style" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Moonshine River"
- Comic story – Bard Boiled
References