Romeo and Juliet

Informationen zum Autor William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love poetry in English. Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616. Klappentext âEUR For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her RomeoâEUR(TM)A bloody feud. A tangled love. A senseless tragedy that brings two families to their knees. After a chance meeting at a ball, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall desperately in love. But their families are locked in a bitter rivalry, their love forbidden. Worse still, JulietâEUR(TM)s family already expect her to marry her suitor, Count Paris. Determined to save their love, Romeo and Juliet wed in secret. But when a fight erupts that leaves Montagues and Capulets dead, Romeo is banished from Verona, forcing Juliet to take desperate measures that spell tragedy for the star-crossed lovers. Romeo and Juliet is ShakespeareâEUR(TM)s masterclass in tales of love and loss, and the origin of the lovestruck, star-crossed lovers. Discover STAGED, a limited collection of ShakespeareâEUR(TM)s unabridged plays that celebrates the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day. Explore the rest of the STAGED collection:As You Like It âEUR" With a foreword by Talia HibbertHamlet âEUR" With a foreword by Faridah ÃEURbíkÃ(c)-Ã?yímídÃ(c)Macbeth âEUR" With a foreword by Kat DelacorteA Midsummer NightâEUR(TM)s Dream âEUR" With a foreword by Becky AlbertalliMuch Ado About Nothing âEUR" With a foreword by Holly Bourne Zusammenfassung With a foreword by Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright Places and Breathless 'For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo' A bloody feud. A tangled love. A senseless tragedy that brings two families to their knees. After a chance meeting at a ball, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall desperately in love. But their families are locked in a bitter rivalry, their love forbidden. Worse still, Juliet's family already expect her to marry her suitor, Count Paris. Determined to save their love, Romeo and Juliet wed in secret. But when a fight erupts that leaves Montagues and Capulets dead, Romeo is banished from Verona, forcing Juliet to take desperate measures that spell tragedy for the star-crossed lovers. Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's masterclass in tales of love and loss, and the origin of the lovestruck, star-crossed lovers. Discover STAGED, a limited collection of Shakespeare's unabridged plays that celebrates the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day. Explore the rest of the STAGED collection: As You Like It With a foreword by Talia Hibbert Hamlet With a foreword by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Macbeth With a foreword by Kat Delacorte A Midsummer Night's Dream With a foreword by Becky Albertalli Much Ado About Nothing With a foreword by Holly Bourne ...

Autorentext
William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love poetry in English. Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616.

Klappentext

With a foreword by Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright Places and Breathless

'For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo'

A bloody feud. A tangled love. A senseless tragedy that brings two families to their knees.

After a chance meeting at a ball, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall desperately in love. But their families are locked in a bitter rivalry, their love forbidden. Worse still, Juliet's family already expect her to marry her suitor, Count Paris.

Determined to save their love, Romeo and Juliet wed in secret. But when a fight erupts that leaves Montagues and Capulets dead, Romeo is banished from Verona, forcing Juliet to take desperate measures that spell tragedy for the star-crossed lovers.

Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's masterclass in tales of love and loss, and the origin of the lovestruck, star-crossed lovers.

Discover STAGED, a limited collection of Shakespeare's unabridged plays that celebrates the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day.

Explore the rest of the STAGED collection:
As You Like It - With a foreword by Talia Hibbert
Hamlet - With a foreword by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Macbeth - With a foreword by Kat Delacorte
A Midsummer Night's Dream - With a foreword by Becky Albertalli
Much Ado About Nothing - With a foreword by Holly Bourne