{"product_id":"2940012696618","title":"Romeo and Juliet","description":"Romeo and Juliet\u003cbr\u003eby William Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Romeo and Juliet is an early tragedy by William Shakespeare about two teenage \"star-cross'd lovers\" whose \"untimely deaths\" ultimately unite their feuding households. The play has been highly praised by literary critics for its language and dramatic effect. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Its influence is still seen today, with the two main characters being widely represented as archetypal young lovers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRomeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to Ancient Greece. Its plot is based on an Italian tale, translated into verse as Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in 1562, and retold in prose in Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1582. Brooke and Painter were Shakespeare's chief sources of inspiration for Romeo and Juliet. He borrowed heavily from both, but developed minor characters, particularly Mercutio and Paris, in order to expand the plot. The play was probably written around 1595-1596, and first published as a quarto in 1597. The text was of poor quality, and later editions corrected it, bringing it more in line with Shakespeare's original text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShakespeare's use of dramatic structure, especially his expansion of minor characters, and the use of subplots to embellish the story, has been praised as an early sign of his dramatic skill. The play ascribes different poetic forms to different characters, sometimes changing the form as the character develops. Romeo, for example, grows more adept at the sonnet form over time. Characters frequently compare love and death and allude to the role of fate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince its publication, Romeo and Juliet has been adapted numerous times in stage, film, musical and operatic forms. During the Restoration, it was revived and heavily revised by William Davenant. Garrick's 18th century version, which continued to be performed into\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther Titles of William Shakespeare Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Alls Well That Ends Well\u003cbr\u003e 2. Antony and Cleopatra\u003cbr\u003e 3. As You Like It\u003cbr\u003e 4. Comedy of Errors\u003cbr\u003e 5. Coriolanus\u003cbr\u003e 6. Cymbeline\u003cbr\u003e 7. Hamlet\u003cbr\u003e 8. Julius Caeser\u003cbr\u003e 9. King Henry the Fourth Part I\u003cbr\u003e 10. King Henry the Eighth\u003cbr\u003e 11. King Henry the Fifth\u003cbr\u003e 12. King Henry the Fourth Part II\u003cbr\u003e 13. King Henry The Sixth Part I\u003cbr\u003e 14. King Henry The Sixth Part II\u003cbr\u003e 15. King Henry the Sixth Part III\u003cbr\u003e 16. King John\u003cbr\u003e 17. King Lear\u003cbr\u003e 18. King Richard the Second\u003cbr\u003e 19. King Richard the Third\u003cbr\u003e 20. Loves Labour Lost\u003cbr\u003e 21. Macbeth\u003cbr\u003e 22. A Lovers Complaint\u003cbr\u003e 23. Measure for Measure\u003cbr\u003e 24. Merchant of Venice\u003cbr\u003e 25. Merry Wives of Windsor\u003cbr\u003e 26. Midsummers' Night Dream\u003cbr\u003e 27. Much Ado About Nothing\u003cbr\u003e 28. Othello\u003cbr\u003e 29. Pericles Prince of Tyre\u003cbr\u003e 30. Rape of Lucrece\u003cbr\u003e 31. Sonnets\u003cbr\u003e 32. Taming of the Shrew\u003cbr\u003e 33. Tempest\u003cbr\u003e 34. The Winter's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 35. Timon of Athens\u003cbr\u003e 36. Titus Andronicus\u003cbr\u003e 37. Troilus and Cressida\u003cbr\u003e 38. Twelfth Night\u003cbr\u003e 39. Two Gentlemen of Verona\u003cbr\u003e 40. Two Noble Kinsmen\u003cbr\u003e 41. Venus and Adonis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor additional information on publishing your books on iPhone and iPad please visit www.AppsPublisher.com","brand":"Apps Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145453748464,"sku":"2940012696618","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012696618_p0.jpg?v=1763571875","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012696618","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}