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
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.
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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.
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With a foreword from author of All The Bright Places, Jennifer Niven
"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"
Romeo Montague is desperate to win the heart of the elusive Rosaline when he encounters a beautiful girl and immediately falls in love. Juliet Capulet is still reeling from the news that she will marry Count Paris when she meets a beautiful boy and immediately falls in love. Neither of them knows that they are sworn enemies.
After learning the truth of each other's identities, they are determined to save their love and arrange to marry secretly. But when Romeo runs into Juliet's hot-headed cousin, a fight erupts, leaving both Montagues and Capulets dead, and Romeo is banished from Verona.
A distraught Juliet bids Romeo a tearful goodbye, but when her family insist that she marry Count Paris and threatens to disown her, Juliet is forced to take drastic measures. She plans with the Friar to fake her own death, but a tragic series of events ends in a scene that will bring both families to their knees.
Romeo and Juliet is the classic tale of love, loss and the origin of the star-crossed lovers trope.
Discover STAGED, a limited collection of classic tales, celebrating the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day.
Explore the STAGED collection:
A Midsummer Night¿s Dream ¿ With foreword by Becky Albertalli
As You Like It ¿ With foreword by Talia Hibbert
Hamlet ¿ With foreword by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Macbeth ¿ With foreword by Kat Delacorte
Much Ado About Nothing ¿ With foreword by Holly Bourne
