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Romeo and Juliet, an early tragedy by William Shakespeare, tells the story of teenage `star-crossed lovers` ending with their suicides, against the backdrop of a vicious family feud. It has been praised for its language and dramatic effect. Alongside Hamlet, it is one of the world`s two most frequently performed plays. It is, today, the world`s most iconic love story. It has been adapted many times, making it the best-known of Shakespeare`s plots.
Shakespeare set the scene of the play in Verona, Italy. Juliet, a Capulet, and Romeo, a Montague, fall in love at a masked ball. Later, they declare their love when Romeo visits her at her balcony in her family`s home. Because the two noble families are enemies, the couple is married secretly by Friar Laurence. After Tybalt, a Capulet, kills Romeo`s friend Mercutio in a quarrel, Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished to Mantua. Juliet`s father then demands that she marry Count Paris. When Juliet goes to Friar Laurence for advice, he gives her a potion that makes a person appear to be dead. He suggests that she take it and that Romeo rescue her; she agrees. Not knowing about the Friar`s scheme, Romeo hears of Juliet`s apparent death and returns to Verona. After killing Count Paris, he finds Juliet in a burial vault. He gives her a last kiss and kills himself with poison. Juliet awakens, sees the dead Romeo, and kills herself. Their families learn what has happened and end their feud.ISBN - 9788183520553
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Pages : 128
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