description: Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. Romeo and Juliet is sometimes considered to have no unifying theme, save that of young love. Romeo and Juliet have become emblematic of young lovers and doomed love, since it is such an obvious subject of the play.....
language: English
title: Romeo and Juliet
titlecomplete: Romeo and Juliet
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: 2519215
places: Italy, Verona
publisher: Hodder Wayland