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Sunny Chan

Institute of Precision EngineeringThe Chinese University of Hong Kong

September 11th, 2007

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Europe

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My Collage of Europe

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Who is he?

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Who is he?

• William Shakespeare – 1564 – 1616 A.D.

• Interesting facts about Shakespeare

– The greatest writer/playwright of the English language

– Suspected that a group of playwrights produced works under the name of William Shakespeare

– Nightmare for high school students, why?

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Who is he?

She speaks:O, speak again, bright angel! for thou artAs glorious to this night, being o'er my headAs is a winged messenger of heavenUnto the white-upturned wondering eyesOf mortals that fall back to gaze on himWhen he bestrides the lazy-pacing cloudsAnd sails upon the bosom of the air.

I take thee at thy word:Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized;Henceforth I never will be Romeo.

Thou art = you are

Thee = you

Thy = your

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Shakespeare’s works

• Famous plays– Julius Caesar

– Macbeth

– Othello

– Hamlet ( 王子復仇記 )

– A midsummer night’s dream ( 仲夏之夢 )

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Most famous play

• Romeo and Juliet ( 羅密歐與朱麗葉 )– English version of 梁山伯與祝英台

• Montague and Capulet family

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Most famous play

• Modern remake of the classic in 1996

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Romeo and Juliet

• Did Romeo and Juliet really exist?– Fictitious figures????

• Yes and No– Yes, during Shakespeare’s time

– No, during our time

Sarajevo’s Romeo and Juliet!

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“Flashpoint” of Europe – Balkan Peninsula

Balkan

Baltic

Transylvania, home of Dracula

Scandinavia

Iberian

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Sarajevo ( 薩拉熱窩 )

Capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Sarajevo ( 薩拉熱窩 )

• Very different from average European cities

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Sarajevo’s Romeo and Juliet

• In 1993, Bosnian War broke out as Yugoslavia disintegrated– Serbs were killing Bosnians

– Orthodox vs Muslim

– Genocide of Bosnians by Serbs

– Some 200,000 causalities

1941-2006, Miloseovic

“ 米洛舍维奇同志”

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Sarajevo’s Romeo and Juliet

• Bosko Brkic “Romeo” and Admira Ismic “Juliet”– Both were 25 in 1993, been together for 9 years

– Lived in Sarajevo but wished to flee to Belgrade

• May 19th, 1993– Intelligence said the Vrbanja bridge will be unguarded

– They walked out to the bridge…..

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Sarajevo’s Romeo and Juliet

• Bosko was shot by sniper fire immediately• Admira was wounded, covered her arms over Bosko and died after

15 minutes

By American war journalist Mark H. Milenstein

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Sarajevo’s Romeo and Juliet

• Story was spread world-wide• Buried side by side after the war• No one knows who shot Bosko in the first place• They became symbol for people who suffer in conflicts

– Montague and Capulet, Serbs vs Bosnians

• Tragic yet romantic

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Sarajevo’s Romeo and Juliet

薩拉熱窩的羅密歐與茱麗葉 - 鄭秀文 曲︰中島美雪 詞︰林振強 是對青春小情人　眼睛多麼閃又亮像晴天留住夏天每度艷陽 笑也笑得善良男士是個高高青年人　女的嬌小比月亮 二人都承諾在生每日共行 縱有戰火漫長 縱各有信仰　混亂大地上 戰鬥要把各樣民族劃開 他跟她始終從沒更改立場 永遠共勇敢的理想唱這歌 戀　情懷做依靠　沿途甜或酸 仍然互相緊靠 戀　從無要分宗教　無民族爭拗 常寧願一生至死都與你 戀　情懷做依靠　沿途甜或酸 仍然互相緊靠　 戀　從無要分宗教　從無懼槍炮 常寧願一生至死都與你戀

但戰火封鎖危城　也蓋掩星星月亮 沒陽光唯共互牽拼命地逃 盼再見到艷陽 無奈在戰火中小情人　中槍雙雙倒地上 逝前她仍是讓他躺在懷　挽臂去找艷陽

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Sarajevo’s Romeo and Juliet

• Film “Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo” by John Zaritsky in 1994– Emmy Awarded

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Sarajevo’s Romeo and Juliet

• Thank you