Romeo and Juliet - Paperback

by William Shakespeare (Author)

Love. Sex. Violence. Vengeance. The themes in William Shakespeare's plays feel timeless, even if his centuries-old texts such as Romeo and Juliet do not.

Shakespeare Made Clear brings Romeo and Juliet to life with:

• Complete original text of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
• Line-by-line modern-day translation in an easy-to-read format
• Detailed analyses of the characters and themes in Romeo and Juliet
• Synopsis and scene-by-scene summaries of Romeo and Juliet
• Useful notes Shakespeare's life, relevant history, and Elizabethan language

Author Biography

Arguably the greatest English-language playwright, William Shakespeare was a seventeenth-century writer and dramatist, and is known as the Bard of Avon. Under the patronage of Queen Elizabeth I, he penned more than 30 plays, 154 sonnets, and numerous narrative poems and short verses. Equally accomplished in histories, tragedies, comedy, and romance, Shakespeare s most famous works include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, The Taming of the Shrew, and As You Like It.

Like many of his contemporaries, including Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare began his career on the stage, eventually rising to become part-owner of Lord Chamberlain s Men, a popular dramatic company of his day, and of the storied Globe Theatre in London.

Extremely popular in his lifetime, Shakespeare s works continue to resonate more than three hundred years after his death. His plays are performed more often than any other playwright s, have been translated into every major language in the world, and are studied widely by scholars and students.