Author(s): William Shakespeare, SparkNotes

Film & TV

This Scholastic Classics edition of Shakespeare's well-known tragi-comedy is perfect for students and Shakespeare enthusiasts alike. These violent delights have violent ends... When Romeoand Julietmeet during a chance encounter, they have no idea what lies ahead - for these star-crossed loversbelong to feuding families, and their lovewill neverbe accepted by those around them. Set within a beleaguered city, plagued by gang warfare, Romeo and Julietmixes comedy and tragedy in what is widely regarded as Shakespeare's most successfulplay of all.