Romeo and Juliet

Name: Romeo and Juliet
Rating: 4.627906799316406 (43 reviews)

William Shakespeare

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Over four hundred years after it was first published, Romeo and Juliet remains one of Shakespeare’s most famous and most frequently performed plays. During the late 1500s many playwrights loved to base their plays off of Italian stories, and Shakespeare was no different; he was heavily influenced by the Italian tale “The Goodly History of the True and Constant Love of Romeo and Juliett.” Today Romeo and Juliet continues to spread its influence within literature and performing arts. It has been adapted into 24 operas, numerous films, a ballet, and has also been referenced in law. The play has entertained generations with its romance, deception, revenge, sword-fighting, creative verse, comedic relief, and tragic fate.

The prologue lays before us the fate of our star-crossed lovers: two Italian households have a long, ongoing vendetta against each other, kept under control only by Prince Escalus, the ruler of Verona. Romeo meets with his friends Benvolio and Mercutio after having his heart broken by Rosaline. Encouraged to find love elsewhere, Mercutio sneaks him into one of Capulet’s masked parties, where he encounters Juliet, Capulet’s daughter. This is the beginning of a love affair that is destined to end in tragedy.

This Standard Ebooks edition is based on William George Clark and William Aldis Wright’s 1887 Victoria edition, which is taken from the Globe edition.

This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

Over four hundred years after it was first published, Romeo and Juliet remains one of Shakespeare’s most famous and most frequently performed plays. During the late 1500s many playwrights loved to base their plays off of Italian stories, and Shakespeare was no different; he was heavily influenced...

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43 reviews

Jack Rothrock

July 21, 2022

Young love, old feuds, and deadly mistakes. Relatable for eternity. Shakespeare pens a classic. I read this in school, but never on my own. Reading this for fun has made me want to dig deeper. I see how this story could happen today. A story to learn from. This is the 1st Standard ebook I’ve read. They continue to do amazing work. I hope to see their ebooks on overdrive and libby one day. Quality of the Author 5/5 classic. Quality of the ebook 5/5 clean and simple. Best Public Domain Publisher

Silas Falde

March 23, 2023

All of the free ebooks produced by the Standard Ebooks Project are great quality and true classics.

Eslam Kabel

August 20, 2026

its very nice 👌

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