Few good things come out of war, and t he image of this young couples lifeless bodies embracing on the street for days stirs emotions in even the toughest of observers from all sides of the conflict but lets not get ahead of ourselves. The similarities between shakespeares romeo and juliet and sarajevos romeo and juliet are eerie. Frontline romeo and juliet in sarajevo tv episode 1994. Admira ismic and bosko brkic were shot down in may of 1993 as the 25yearold lovers. The introduction was written in the form of the shakespearean sonnet, comprised of 14 lines. The documentary, called romeo and juliet in sarajevo, achieves its power by focusing our attention on the thoroughly human individuals caught up in a horror that, from afar, can seem abstract. Cnns nic robertson reports on a young couple killed by sniper fire trying to escape sarajevo s ethnic warfare 20 years ago. May 19, 20 this is a wellknown sarajevo story about sarajevo s romeo and juliet, about bosko and admira, young people killed in the war who were trying to find a place for their love and their freedom. Sarajevo, may 23, 1993 two lovers lie dead on the banks of sarajevos miljacka river, locked in a final embrace. As a report of their deaths noted, in a country mad for war, bosko and. What romeo and what juliet, no one has ever loved each other like bosko and admira did. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo both families are in constant feuding. Dec 06, 2012 a 1994 pbs documentary about the deaths of admira ismic and bosko brkic.
Similarties and differences between romeo and juliet. As romeo drinks his vial of poison, he thrashes about in obvious agony and kisses juliets hand. During the 35day siege of sarajevo, serb snipers killed many people trying to. Bosko, a serb, was trying to escape the besieged bosnian capital in ma. Among them were the romeo and juliet of sarajevo, bosko brkic, a serbian, and admira ismic, a young bosnian muslim girl. Bosko and admira, who became known to the world as sarajevos romeo and juliet. Edt 0230 gmt sarajevo, bosniaherzegovina cnn two young. As things got worst in sarajevo, admira and bosko decided to flee to serbian territory. The fact that shakespeares works are timeless is well illustrated by the choice 50 high schoolers from maribor have made in putting on a mu. An essay on the similarities between shakespeares romeo.
Review of romeo and juliet bridge, sarajevo, bosnia. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo the bodies of admira ismic. The bodies of bosko brkic and girlfriend admira ismic in sarajevo in may 1993. In romeo and juliet, the two lovers are kept apart by a. It was first published in an unauthorized quarto in 1597 and authorized quarto appeared in 1599.
The play begins with a large fight between the montagues and the capulets, two prestigious families in verona, italy. They are known as the romeo and juliet of sarajevo because their love and plans were shot down by the hatred of their religion. Similarties and differences between romeo and juliet movies. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo the war in bosnia in the 90s provides the world with a modernday shakespeare version of romeo and juliet. The siege of sarajevo 19921996 was responsible for destroying lives, families and the. In death, romeo lies not alongside juliet, but rather alone on the stone floor of the mausoleum. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo is based on a real life story that takes place in bosniaherzegovina during the 1990s. The modernday romeo and juliet who died for their love. Once upon a time, when they were 16, bosko brkic and admira ismic kissed at a new. Russian composer sets shakespeares romeo and juliet in.
Romeo and juliet as a tragedy essay 1553 words bartleby. Two of the dead are a modernday romeo and juliet, shot and killed by snipers in sarajevo. Romeo and juliet bridge in sarajevo, also known as the vrbanja bridge or suada and olga bridge is connected to the events of the siege of sarajevo in 199296. While angels are usually regarded as symbols of peace, juliets angel brings conflict as she falls in love with romeo a rival of her family. In 1993, bosko brkic and admira ismic found themselves on either side of an ethnic war. In the age of 16, they fell in love with each other. It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet. This is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo by eric bogle on amazon music. For viewers overwhelmed and desensitized by the relentless reports of mass killings and mass rapes, the shock of romeo and juliet in. Juliet s cousin, romeo gets excised to mantua, and may never lay foot in verona again.
Romeo and juliet in sarajevo traces the lives of this young couple from their high school graduation in 1986, the year sarajevo hosted the winter olympics. Only a bullet could separate them bodies of sarajevos romeo and juliet come home. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo the bodies of admira ismic, r. Lying with your juliet in a field near sarajevo the world your love tried to escape it could not let you go conceived and born in blood and hate too many wasted lives ago. During the seige of the bosnian capital city sarajevo in the 1993 bosniaserbia war, the couple, brkic, who was a bosnian serb, and admira, who was bosnian, had managed to make an agreement with authorities on both sides to cross to serbia occupied sarajevo. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo 8pm c4, reconstructs the illfated romance of a serb and a muslim and their attempts to reject the war around them and escape to freedom. They were killed by sniper fire on 19 may 1993, while trying to cross the vrbanja bridge to the serb. Admira ismic and bosko brkic were killed by an unidentified sniper in 93. The gravestone for admira ismic and bosko brkic at sarajevos lion. Admira, a moslem, and bosko, a serb, known to the world as romeo and juliet were gunned down as they tried to escape sarajevo.
However most would assume that being away from his love would trigger romeo into doing something. Romeo and juliet begins as the chorus introduces two feuding families of verona. Romeo and juliet plotted to kill each other to escape from the problems around them while the couple in sarajevo was killed by rivaling forces. The romeo and juliet of sarajevo were admira ismic and bosko brkic, 24 and 25 years old. The bodies of admira ismic, right, and bosko brkic lie near the vrbanja bridge in sarajevo, bosnia, on wednesday, may 19, 1993. Juliets cousin, romeo gets excised to mantua, and may never lay foot in verona again. The couple lived in sarajevo, and like many other couples and families in bosnia, belonged to different ethnic groups admira was bosniak and bosko was a bosnian serb. They also believed that fate was fickle, it could change, one day everything would be good and the next day things could be really bad. Romeo and juliet film 1968 literature essay samples. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo was an international documentary about the deaths of admira ismic born 1968 and bosko brkic cyrillic. The 199296 siege of sarajevo by the bosnian serb army vrs, caused living conditions to deteriorate drastically for its. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo was an international documentary about the deaths of admira ismic and bosko brkic. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo lyrics romeo, has your star set where are you romeo.
Summary of romeo and juliet shakespeare birthplace trust. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. Similarties and differences between romeo and juliet movies shakespeares romeo and juliet is a play based on love, hate, tragedy and sacrifice. On a hot summers day, the young men of each faction fight until the prince of verona intercedes and threatens to banish them. Once upon a time, when they were 16, bosko brkic and admira ismic kissed at. They were raised not to see differences between people, their religion, and nationality. It seems theres nothing people like more than a love story. Romeo and juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. The elizabethans totally believed in fate, they believed that your destiny was fated. Sarajevos romeo and juliet still resonate the bodies of bosko brkic and girlfriend admira ismic in sarajevo in may 1993. The plot is based on an italian tale translated into verse as the tragical history of romeus and juliet by arthur brooke in 1562 and retold in prose in palace of pleasure by william painter in 1567.
Nine years before the war began two teenagers both of different ethnic backgrounds had fallen in love. An essay on the similarities between shakespeares romeo and juliet and the city of sarajevos admira and bosko. Those are the lyrics from a bosnian bend zabranjeno pusenje. Of all the heartrending headlines to pour out of wartorn sarajevo, little has.
Something that has never ceased to haunt my memories is an incident from the terrible civil war in the former yugoslavia involving a young christian serb and a muslim bosnian i have sadly forgotten which was romeo and which was juliet in all these years who had fallen in love and planned to spend their lives together despite the hatred and bloodshed of their native sarajevo. When the two marry, the church that they are in is filled with with religious symbols. Admira, a muslim, and bosko, a serb, known to the world as romeo and juliet were gunned down as they tried to escape sarajevo. Grim tale of slain romeo and juliet the irish times. Added time world view back to yours the irish times book club. The young couples story will stay in peoples memories forever with a 1994 pbs documentary, which is available on youtube. Romeo and juliet of sarajevo highlight pain of loss in. They came to be known as sarajevos romeo and juliet. The similarities between shakespeares romeo and juliet and sarajevo s romeo and juliet are eerie. Sarajevo books goodreads meet your next favorite book. In romeo and juliet, the two lovers are kept apart by a family feud that they want no part of, yet have to be.
Soon after, the head of the capulet family plans a feast. Apr 05, 2012 nic robertson reports on a young couple killed by sniper fire trying to escape sarajevo s ethnic warfare 20 years ago. The unfinished lives of bosnias romeo and juliet bosko. Apr 09, 2012 tragic romeo and juliet offers bosnia hope sarajevo, bosniaherzegovina cnn two families scarred by the bosnian war and joined by the memories of a couple who dared to love across the ethnic divide have the same message of peace as the nation marks the 20th anniversary of the conflict. Sep 03, 2019 when romeo and juliet first meet at the party, juliet is dressed as an angel. Jan 16, 2014 the story of brkic and admira is a reflection on the bitterness of the war. The tragedy of romeo and juliet was written in pentameter. Bosko brkic and admira ismic met at a new years eve party in sarajevo. Frontline romeo and juliet in sarajevo tv episode 1994 imdb. Baz luhrmann and franco zefirelli are two directors who. The cellist of sarajevo by steven galloway, people of the book by geraldine brooks, zlatas diary. Romeo and juliet is a tragedy written by william shakespeare early in his career about two young starcrossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. With damir andrei, nancy beatty, amos crawley, cynthia eastman.
The unfinished lives of bosnias romeo and juliet bosko and. Fights between two families, sides, religions, whoever or whatever can tear apart even the strongest bonds. The couple were natives of bosnia and herzegovina living in the city of sarajevo. The siege of sarajevo was lifted in early 1996 and kurt schork continued to report from other war torn areas. Fights between two families, sides, religions, whoever or what. Rferl correspondent robert coalson contributed to this report. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo traces the lives of this young couple from their high school graduation in 1986, the year sarajevo hosted the winter olympics, through boskos fateful decision to stay in the city of his birth when so many of his fellow serbs left for safety, or to take part in the siege. Upon encountering balthasar outside the tomb, friar laurence rushes inside, only to find romeo dead and juliet awakening.
They were buried together in lions cemetery in sarajevo, where this grave marker is often decorated with. Kurt schorks signature dispatch from siege of sarajevo. A chronicle of afghanistans modernday romeo and juliet. Romeo had devoted his love to a previous person prior to meeting juliet. Romeo and juliet as a tragedy romeo and juliet is a tragedy, which was written by william shakespeare in 1599. The story flashed around the world in a nowfamous dispatch by reuters correspondent kurt schork. The unassuming bridge today is at the eastern end of wilsons avenue, and bullet holes still riddle the a partment blocks to the north. May 08, 1994 the documentary, called romeo and juliet in sarajevo, achieves its power by focusing our attention on the thoroughly human individuals caught up in a horror that, from afar, can seem abstract. Kurt schork american journalist who wrote about sarajevo. An essay on the similarities between shakespeares romeo and. For millions around the world, this modernday romeo and juliet, a love destroyed by the hatred that surrounded it, brought home the tragedy and senselessness of the destruction of bosnia and herzegovinas capital, sarajevo. The report claimed that it seemed like someone else already inspected the formers home before. It has been retold many different times in both written and film text and it is effective and timeless throughout the use of many techniques. Stb didnt find anything suspicious, except that some of the belongings were covered in strange unknown chemical substance and one radio transmitter that was advanced enough to provide connection to foreign signals but nothing was ever proven.