Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet (1597) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Inspired by an Italian tale adapted for an English audience in 1562 by Arthur Brooke and in 1567 by William Painter, Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet sometime between 1591 and 1595. Alongside Hamlet, it is one of Shakespeare’s most performed plays and has served as source material for countless film and television adaptations. “Two households, both alike in dignity, / In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, / From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, / Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.” For his wit and wordplay alone, William Shakespeare is often considered the greatest writer to ever work in the English language. Where he truly triumphs, however, is in his ability to portray complex human emotions, how these emotions contribute to relationships, and how these relationships interact with politics, culture, and religion. In Romeo and Juliet, a “pair of star-cross’d lovers” risk their lives for one another. Because Romeo is a Montague, he cannot love Juliet, a Capulet, the sworn enemies of his family and their major rival in the city of Verona. As is often the case, their hearts refuse the limits of history, leading them to their tragic, unforgettable end. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers. |
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... comes of the house of Montagues. Enter Abram and Balthasar. SAMPSON: My naked weapon is out: quarrel, I will back thee. GREGORY: How? Turn thy back and run? SAMPSON: Fear me not. GREGORY: No, marry; I fear thee! SAMPSON: Let us take the ...
... comes one of my master's kinsmen. SAMPSON: Yes, better, sir. ABRAM: You lie. SAMPSON: Draw, if you be men. Gregory ... come, And flourishes his blade in spite of me. Enter Montague and his Lady Montague. MONTAGUE: Thou villain Capulet ...
... come you this afternoon, To know our farther pleasure in this case, To old Free-town, our common judgement-place. Once more, on pain of death, all men depart. (Exeunt Prince and Attendants; Capulet, Lady Capulet, Tybalt, Citizens and ...
... comes. So please you step aside; I'll know his grievance or be much denied. MONTAGUE: I would thou wert so happy by thy stay To hear true shrift. Come, madam, let's away, (Exeunt Montague and Lady Montague) BENVOLIO: Good morrow, cousin ...
... Come, go with me. Go, sirrah, trudge about Through fair Verona; find those persons out Whose names are written there, (gives a paper) and to them say, My house and welcome on their pleasure stay. (Exeunt Capulet SCENE II A Street.