"A literary analysis of the play Romeo and Juliet. Includes information on the history and culture of Elizabethan England"--Provided by publisher.
Romeo and Juliet is an enduring tragic love story written by William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. Shakespeare borrowed his plot from an original Italian tale.
The essays collected here derive in part from a series of lectures, "International Perspectives on Shakespeare", delivered at the University of Delaware during the academic year 1992-93 and partially supported...
Presents the text of Shakespeare's play of unrequited love and contains extensive annotations that provide context, pronunciation, and alternative readings and phrasings.
In part because of its exquisite language, it is easy to respond as if it were about all young lovers.The authoritative edition of Romeo and Juliet from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for ...
Parallel Texts of Quarto 1 (1597) and Quarto 2 (1599) William Shakespeare Jay L. Halio. FRIAR LAURENCE Go with me thither. [BALTHASAR] I dare not, sir. He knows not I am here. On pain of death he charged me to be gone And not for to ...
At the Church " Then go to Friar Laurence ' s church at three . There , Romeo will be to make you his wife , " Nurse says . " I must get ready . I hurry to my love , good Nurse ! " Friar Laurence hurries along " Tybalt is angry and ...
In this version of Shakespeare's famous love story set in present-day Paris, Romeo and Juliet, heirs to the rival fashion houses of Montague and Capulet, share a secret relationship until a mysterious American befriends the young lovers.
Complete and unabridged paperback edition. First Folio. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families.
Explicating the secret codes of heady teen romance with as much sagacity as she deciphers Shakespearean sonnets and wit, Cohen has made an essential classic cool."—Beth Kephart, author of Going Over, One Thing Stolen, and This Is the ...
This edition of Romeo and Juliet, first published in 1879, is now thoroughly revised on the same general plan as its predecessors in the new series. While I have omitted...