Romeo and Juditha is set in Jerusalem and it involves a romance between teenagers from families who are at opposite sides of the social, cultural and political divide. The Romans have invaded Judea and surrounding areas and conquered the locals. Romeo is Roman and Juditha is Jewish...
“And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.” Luke 22: 50-51
Romeo and Juditha is about the betrayal, arrest, trial and execution of
Jesus as seen through the eyes of five teenagers. William Shakespeare’s
play Romeo and Juliet involves a tragic tale of two star-crossed
lovers. Romeo and Juditha is set in Jerusalem and it too involves a
romance between teenagers from families who are at opposite sides of
the social, cultural and political divide. The Romans have invaded
Judea and surrounding areas and conquered the locals. Romeo is Roman
and Juditha is Jewish. The story is set in Jerusalem at the time of the
crucifixion of Jesus (A.D.33).
Against the drama in which the Romans and Jews clash over the King of
the Jews, a young teenage couple worry their romance will be
discovered. Their families would never approve of such a match. But
love sees many people take risks and on one of their assignations they
accidentally witness some extraordinary scenes.
Their friends are no help and it seems their love will forever be
unrequited. But then their lives are overtaken by something far more
dramatic and amazing as the events surrounding the Son of God unfold
around them.
Whilst the scriptural events of the first Holy Week are well documented, the teenage characters and their actions are invented.
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