Romeo and Juliet (The Pelican Shakespeare)

by William Shakespeare

Other authorsA. R. Braunmuller (Series Editor), Stephen Orgel (Series Editor), Peter Holland (Editor)
Paperback, 2016

Publication

Penguin Classics (2016), 176 pages

Description

Classic Literature. Drama. Fiction. HTML: Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's early tragedies. The two young title characters fall madly in love, but are the children of feuding houses whose hatred for each other works to a devastating end. The play was immensely popular in Shakespeare's lifetime and is the most enduring of his plays along with Hamlet. Romeo and Juliet is considered one of the archetypal love stories..

Original publication date

1597 (Quarto)
1599 (Quarto)
1609 (Quarto)
1623 (Folio)

Language

Original language

English
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