Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Virtual Entertainment, 2015

Series: World classic books

Cover is the picture of the painter Frank Dicksee (1853–1928).

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers.

Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. Its plot is based on an Italian tale, translated into verse as The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in 1562 and retold in prose in Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1567. Shakespeare borrowed heavily from both but, to expand the plot, developed supporting characters, particularly Mercutio and Paris. Believed to have been written between 1591 and 1595, the play was first published in a quarto version in 1597. This text was of poor quality, and later editions corrected it, bringing it more in line with Shakespeare's original.

Shakespeare's use of his poetic dramatic structure, especially effects such as switching between comedy and tragedy to heighten tension, his expansion of minor characters, and his use of sub-plots 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 over the course of the play.

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威廉·莎士比亚，罗密欧与朱丽叶

虚拟娱乐，2015年

系列：世界经典书籍

封面是画家弗兰克·迪克西（1853年至1928年）的画面。

罗密欧与朱丽叶是早在他的职业生涯大约两个年轻的命运多舛，其最终死亡调和他们争斗的家庭写莎士比亚悲剧。这是其中莎士比亚生前最流行的戏剧，并伴随着哈姆雷特，是他最经常进行的戏剧之一。今天，标题字符被视为典型的年轻恋人。

罗密欧与朱丽叶属于悲惨的恋情可以追溯到古代的传统。它的剧情是基于意大利的故事，在1567年莎士比亚翻译成诗句作为Romeus与朱丽叶的悲剧历史阿瑟布鲁克在1562和重述的散文在快乐宫威廉画家借巨资从两者，但扩大的情节开发配角，尤其是茂丘西奥和巴黎。据信已被写入1591和1595之间，该剧最初发表在四开版在1597年这个文本是质量差，以后的版本纠正它，与莎士比亚的原更把它的线。

莎士比亚用他的诗戏剧性的结构，尤其是效果，如喜剧和悲剧之间的切换，提高张力，他的扩张次要人物，他利用子图美化的故事，一直被誉为他的戏剧功力的早期征兆。该剧归咎于不同的诗歌形式，以不同的角色，有时是改变了形式，性格的发展。罗密欧，例如，生长在十四行诗过的打球过程更擅长。

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