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Romeo and Juliet
Set in Verona, Italy, it tells the story of two young lovers from feuding families—the Montagues and Capulets.
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy. Set in Verona, Italy, it tells the story of two young lovers from feuding families—the Montagues and Capulets.
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The earliest edition of Romeo and Juliet, so far as we know, was a quarto printed in 1597, the title-page of which asserts that "it hath been often (with great applause) plaid publiquely." A second quarto appeared in 1599, declared to be "newly corrected, augmented, and amended."
Two other quartos appeared before the folio of 1623, one in 1609 and the other undated; and it is doubtful which was the earlier. The undated quarto is the first that bears the name of the author ("Written by W. Shake-speare"), but this does not occur in some copies of the edition. A fifth quarto was published in 1637.
Contents
- 01Introduction to Romeo and Juliet
- 02Romeo and Juliet
- 03Dramatis Personæ
- 04Prologue
- 05Act I
- 06Act II
- 07Act III
- 08Act IV
- 09Act V
- 10Notes
- 11Prologue
- 12Act I
- 13Act II
- 14Act III
- 15Act IV
- 16Act V
- 17Appendix
- 18Comments on Some of the Characters
- 19Index of Words and Phrases Explained
About this edition
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Era
- Early modern (c. 1500–1800)
- Reading level
- Introductory: no background needed
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 278 pages
- This edition
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