num_pages: 286
description: Romeo and Juliet has always been one of Shakespeare's most popular plays on stage and film. This edition provides the full text of the play as well as a thorough account of its production history, equally useful for the scholar, actor and director. The introduction examines major changes over four centuries of theatrical production. The commentary provides detailed examples of how different performers, from Henry Irving and Ellen Terry to Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, have brought life and death to Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers.
language: English
title: Romeo and Juliet
titlecomplete: Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare in Production)
characters: Juliet, Escalus, Lady Montague, Montague., Lady Capulet, Abram, Benvolio, Sampson, Capulet, Paris, Mercutio, Romeo, Balthasar, Friar John, Friar Lawrence
genres: Literature, Classics, School, Drama, Plays, High School, Fiction, Read For School, Poetry, Theatre
ratings_count: 2518887
places: Italy, Verona
publisher: Cambridge University Press