The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's timeless story of
star-crossed lovers.
One of the Bard's most popular plays, this is both the quintessential
story of young love and a cautionary tale of the tragedy that can occur
when the forces of passion and familial pride are at odds.
This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes:
- An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater
- A special introduction to the play by the editor, J.A. Bryant, Jr.
- The source from which Shakespeare derived Romeo and Juliet, Arthur
Brooke's *The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet
*- Dramatic criticism from Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge,
Michael Goldman, and others - A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors,
and productions of Romeo and Juliet
- Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable
format
- Recommended readings