The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

Publisher:

Folger Shakespeare Library

, n.d.

Overview

The prologue of Romeo and Juliet calls the title characters “star-crossed lovers”—and the stars do seem to conspire against these young lovers. Romeo is a Montague, and Juliet a Capulet. Their families are enmeshed in a feud, but the moment they meet—when Romeo and his friends attend a party at Juliet’s house in disguise—the two fall in love and quickly decide that they want to be married.

Product Details

• Title: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
• Author: William Shakespeare
• Publisher: Folger Shakespeare Library
• Print Publication Date: n.d.
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Poetry, English; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Resource ID: LLS:TRGDYROMJUL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T06:23:47Z

About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon”. His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems.