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The Wordsworth Classics Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeares works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal.
Romeo & Juliet is the worlds most famous drama of tragic young love. Defying the feud which divides their families, Romeo & Juliet enjoy the fleeting rapture of courtship, marriage & sexual fulfilment; but a combination of old animosities & new coincidences brings them to suicidal deaths.
This play offers a rich mixture of romantic lyricism, bawdy comedy, intimate harmony & sudden violence. Long successful in the theatre, it has also generated numerous operas, ballets & films; & these have helped to make Romeo & Juliet perennially topical.
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Romeo & Juliet is the ultimate love story, perfect for education purposes.
This paperback book measures: 19.6 x 12.4 x 1cm.