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Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare

A Shakespearian tragedy of forceful love, hate, violence, identity and society. In Verona two powerful families, the Montegues and the Capulets, are in a feud. One night, at a ball, Romeo, son of the house Montegue meets Juliet, a Capulet, and the two fall in love. They get married secretly, but Juliet’s father does not approve their relationship since Romeo has just killed his son in a duel…

· · 1597

Critical edition

Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Oxford University Press, 2008. 450 pp., ISBN 9780199535897

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