Romeo and Juliet

About this book

Shakespeare's early tragedy, written in the mid-1590s, sets a love story against a street feud. In Verona the young Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, meet at a masked ball and marry in secret with the help of Friar Laurence and Juliet's nurse. A fatal duel, a banishment and a mistimed message drive the play to its close. Compact, fast-moving and full of famous verse, it is one of the most performed works in the English language.