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Romeo and Juliet - A Tragedy of Love, Feud, and Fate
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781627551922
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Published: May 19 2013
Pages: 118
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Two young lovers defy the hatred dividing their families, only to find that secrecy, violence, and tragic timing are stronger than hope.
In Verona, the Montague and Capulet families are locked in a bitter feud that has poisoned the city and shaped the lives of everyone around them. When Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet meet at a masked celebration, they fall in love almost instantly. Knowing their families will never approve, they turn to Friar Laurence and secretly marry, hoping their union might end the conflict.
Instead, the feud intensifies. A street fight leaves Mercutio and Tybalt dead, Romeo is banished, and Juliet is pressured into a marriage she cannot accept. Desperate plans, missed messages, and fatal misunderstandings transform youthful love into catastrophe. Shakespeare balances lyric beauty with violence, humor, impulsiveness, and grief, creating a tragedy in which private devotion is destroyed by public hatred.
First performed in the late sixteenth century, Romeo and Juliet remains one of the most famous love stories in world literature. Its exploration of passion, family conflict, loyalty, fate, and the consequences of inherited hatred continues to resonate with readers and audiences. The play is essential reading for students, performers, teachers, and anyone drawn to classic drama, romantic tragedy, and stories of love tested by an unforgiving world.
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