Romeo and Juliet
3.9
(1.8K)
William Shakespeare
SBP Editors
Romeo and Juliet is the world's most famous drama of tragic young love, ending with their suicides, against the backdrop of a vicious family feud. It has been praised for its language and dramatic effect.Shakespeare set the scene of the play in Verona, Italy. Juliet, a Capulet, and Romeo, a Montague, fall in love at a masked ball. Because the two noble families are enemies, the couple is married secretly by Friar Laurence. After Tybalt, a Capulet, kills Romeo’s friend Mercutio in a quarrel, Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished to Mantua. Juliet's father then demands that she marry Count Paris. When Juliet goes to Friar Laurence for advice, he gives her a potion that makes a person appear to be dead. He suggests that she take it and that Romeo rescue her; she agrees. Not knowing about the Friar's scheme, Romeo hears of Juliet's apparent death and returns to Verona. After killing Count Paris, he finds Juliet in a burial vault. He gives her a last kiss and kills himself with poison. Juliet awakens, sees the dead Romeo, and kills herself.
Romance
Buy Now
More Details:
Author
Pages
Publisher
Published Date
Community ReviewsSee all
"It's a fine story, and it's perfectly understandable why it's survived the test of time. It does have some beautiful dialogue and some interesting characters. However, as a story, it's not the best ever. It requires a lot of historical context, and it's a little hard to read as a screenplay - But it's a classic, so I would recommend just reading it once, it's interesting to see what other people think, as it's a story I think a lot of people have lots of different opinions on. 7/10"
"Tragic romance one of the many things Shakespeare did best. Most high schoolers will give it a read for school but I would recommend anyone read it, but tragic stories end in tragedy."
R R
Rae Rae
Similar Books
4.1
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.8
3.6
4
3.6
3.5
3.8
4.2
4.2
3.8
4.2
4.3
3.8
4
4.1
4.3