william shakespeare romeo and juliet book

This Standard Ebooks edition is based on William George Clark and William Aldis Wrightâs 1887 Victoria edition, which is taken from the Globe edition.Ĭompatible epub â All devices and apps except Kindles and Kobos.Īzw3 â Kindle devices and apps. This is the beginning of a love affair that is destined to end in tragedy. Encouraged to find love elsewhere, Mercutio sneaks him into one of Capuletâs masked parties, where he encounters Juliet, Capuletâs daughter. Romeo meets with his friends Benvolio and Mercutio after having his heart broken by Rosaline. The prologue lays before us the fate of our star-crossed lovers: two Italian households have a long, ongoing vendetta against each other, kept under control only by Prince Escalus, the ruler of Verona. The play has entertained generations with its romance, deception, revenge, sword-fighting, creative verse, comedic relief, and tragic fate. It has been adapted into 24 operas, numerous films, a ballet, and has also been referenced in law. During the late 1500s many playwrights loved to base their plays off of Italian stories, and Shakespeare was no different he was heavily influenced by the Italian tale âThe Goodly History of the True and Constant Love of Romeo and Juliett.â Today Romeo and Juliet continues to spread its influence within literature and performing arts. Over four hundred years after it was first published, Romeo and Juliet remains one of Shakespeareâs most famous and most frequently performed plays. Part of the EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannicaâs Great Books of the Western World

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Yet, as Shakespeare has often observed, the course of true love does not run smoothly, and Romeo and Juliet must risk death to be together.Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover. Braving parental opposition, the teenage lovers marry in secret, with the aid of the well-intentioned Friar Lawrence. Romeo and Juliet meet at a party and fall instantly in love, realizing too late that their families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are mortal enemies. Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's famous tragedy of two 'star-crossed lovers' from rival houses. Download cover art Download CD case insert Romeo and Juliet (version 2)

William shakespeare romeo and juliet book