Romeo and Juliet (Hardcover Library Edition)

Romeo And Juliet Is A Tragedy Written By William Shakespeare Early In His Career About Two Young StarCrossed Lovers Whose Deaths Ultimately Reconcile Their Feuding Families. It Was Among ShakespeareS Most Popular Plays During His Lifetime And, Along With Hamlet, Is One Of His Most Frequently Performed Plays. Today, The Title Characters Are Regarded As Archetypal Young Lovers. About Author: William Shakespeare (1564 1616) Was An English Playwright, Poet, And Actor, Widely Regarded As The Greatest Writer In The English Language And The WorldS Greatest Dramatist.He Is Often Called EnglandS National Poet And The Bard Of Avon (Or Simply The Bard). The Bulk Of ShakespeareS Working Life Was Spent In The Theater World Of London, Where He Established Himself Professionally By The Early 1590S. He Enjoyed Success Not Only As A Playwright And Poet, But Also As An Actor And Shareholder In An Acting Company. His Extant Works, Including Collaborations, Consist Of Some 39 Plays,[C] 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 They Also Continue To Be Studied And Reinterpreted.