William Shakespeare’s tragic romance tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers who are torn apart by decades of blood feuds between their families. In their efforts to transcend the hatred between their two names, they devise a plan to be together forever. Set in Verona, Italy, this drama chronicles the deep feud between the Montagues and the Capulets, and the terrible price that is paid because of it. Romeo and Juliet became one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays.
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William Shakespeare (April 26, 1564 (baptised) – April 23, 1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor, 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 extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.