Romeo and Juliet
Verona's doomed sweethearts
Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's tragedy about young lovers from feuding families whose secret marriage ends in double suicide.
The title serves as shorthand for any pair of star-crossed lovers, especially those facing family or social opposition: They were Romeo and Juliet, kept apart by their parents' feud.
The balcony scene and final death scene are among the most referenced moments in Western literature.
- MacbethAmbitious thane's downfall
- OthelloVenetian military commander
- The TempestLate Shakespearean island romance
- HamletDanish prince's revenge tragedy
- Julius CaesarRoman dictator and general
Tybalt · King Lear · Mercutio · Capulet · Montague · Globe Theatre · forbidden love · poison · double suicide · star-crossed lovers · Verona · Coriolanus · Rosaline · balcony scene · love at first sight · Cymbeline · courtly love · lovers
- 1968 FilmsPlanet of the Apes, Night of the Living Dead, Rosemary's Baby, The Producers, Bullitt
- British LiteratureShakespeare, Dickens, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Austen
- Classic BooksPride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Moby Dick, Moby-Dick, Great Expectations
- English LiteratureShakespeare, Dickens, Jane Austen, Bronte, Chaucer
- PlaysHamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, Julius Caesar
- British ClassicsPride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist
Romeo and JulietA Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing · Twelfth Night · As You Like It · comedy · The Comedy of Errors
Romeo and Juliethappily ever after
Traditional story's final promise
fairy tale ending · Pride and Prejudice · love conquers all · wedding bells · reunion
Romeo and Julietfamily harmony
Peaceful coexistence among relatives
reconciliation · peaceful coexistence · acceptance · family unity · The Waltons
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