Romeo and Juliet defy the feud dividing their two families to snatch a brief spell of courtship, marriage and sexual fulfilment, only for a mix of long-standing animosity and cruel coincidence to drive them to suicidal deaths – making theirs the world’s most famous drama of tragic young love. The play blends romantic lyricism with bawdy comedy, intimate harmony with sudden violence, a combination that has kept it successful in the theatre for centuries and inspired countless operas, ballets and films, ensuring its perennial topicality. This edition is edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.
ISBN 13: 9781840224337
Author: William Shakespeare
