Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written early in the career of William Shakespeare about two teenage "star-cross'd lovers" whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding households. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most f
Romeo and Juliet
โ Scribed by Shakespeare, William
- Book ID
- 110470299
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 555 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781101118979
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โฆ Synopsis
SUMMARY: These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which, as they kiss, consume. When Romeo first lays eyes on the bewitching Juliet, it's love at first sight. But though their love runs true and deep, it is also completely forbidden. With family and fate determined to keep them apart, will Romeo and Juliet find a way to be together? William Shakespeare's masterpiece is one of the most enduring stories of star-crossed love of all time. Beautifully presented for a modern teen audience with both the original play and a prose retelling of the beloved story, this is the must-have edition of a timeless classic.
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Bringing Shakespeare to Today's Children
"The permanent popularity, now of mythic intensity, of **Romeo and Juliet** is more than justified," writes eminent scholar Harold Bloom, "since the play is the largest and most persuasive celebration of romantic love in Western literature." William Shakespeare (1564-1616) based his early roman