Author(s): William Shakespeare

Poetry, Plays and Nursery Rhymes

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.