Romeo and Juliet

Author: Shakespeare
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: In Verona City, Italy, two families, Montague and Capulet, are very famous but hostile to each other, because they have been enemies since long ago. This hatred escalated until a tragedy occurred. At a masquerade ball, Romeo, the son of the Montague family, accidentally met Juliet, the daughter of the Capulet family, and fell in love at first sight. However, the ancient hatred between the two families did not allow them to love each other. Romeo could not endure the torment of longing and came to Juliet's window at night. Perhaps it was fate, Juliet was also standing by the window, thinking of her beloved. At this moment, the power of hatred could no longer separate the two hearts that were tightly bound by love. They secretly married in the church. But the fierce love also led to a tragic outcome that was bound to be unstoppable.
The author of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, was a great playwright and poet of the European Renaissance. He was born in 1564 in a merchant family in Stratford-upon-Avon, a town in central England. Around 1590, he joined a theater troupe and worked as a stablehand and stagehand before beginning his career as a writer. He left behind 37 plays, two long poems, and 154 sonnets.