Romeo and Juliet

Author: (English) Shakespeare
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: Romeo and Juliet is a dramatic work that was created in 1595. The play tells us a story of a "spring in winter": Montague and Capulet, the two great families of Verona, have been feuding for centuries, unable to stand each other. Romeo and Juliet are the inheritors of these two families but secretly fall in love. However, due to family hatred and a series of misfortunes, they are ultimately forced to die together. Their deaths eventually reconcile the long-standing feud between the two families. The story of Romeo and Juliet has been celebrated by people for centuries, whether on the stage of a play or a ballet. Different versions of the story preserve not just a classic love tale, but also Shakespeare's supreme humanistic sentiment in critiquing the cruel and dark feudal system that confines human nature.