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| The Balcony |
Tales of unrequited love, romance & tragedy is a reminiscent eternal love story of Romeo Juliet. 2010 was the year when “Letters to Juliet” made it mark in the theatres. The flick was set in the beautiful Casa di Giuiletta- Juliet’s home. The house is centrally located in Verona at via Cappello. This was the house where the Capulet family resided. One can still get the feel from the antique coat-of-arms on the archway of the courtyard.
The best place in the house obviously throws light on Juliet’s balcony overlooking the courtyard. The next cynosure is the bronze statue of Juliet. Though the origin of thi statue in still shrouded in mystery, yet there is a popular thing that people do. They rub the right breast of the statue which is supposed to make your luck stars shine bright.
One will find innumerable sticky notes and graphiti on the walls of this romantic courtyard addressed to Juliet. The silver screen projection of this myth was great and indulging as is love!!!!!
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| Letters to Juliet! |
But the reality check is “Is this actually the house of Shakespeare’s Juliet?” http://www.igougo.com/ reviwed that, “The house actually has no connection with Shakespeare's fictional characters. Although the house is old, the balcony was added in 1936 and it was declared to be Juliet's house to attract tourists. Local officials, determined to keep the myth alive, designated it to be the residence of the Capulets. It costs 4 Euros to visit. The house contains a sparse collection of Renaissance frescoes rescued from other demolished palaces, as well as the original bed from Zeffirelli's 1968 movie Romeo and Juliet. There is not a lot else!”
This this is an obvious tourist trap. No matter what millions of people across the globe come here to see the bronze statue of Juliet and rub her breast (for good luck in love I guess).
What is your take? Do you believe in this?
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