Autor: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Romeo y Julieta, la mejor historia de amor en inglés, de William Shakespeare, es una obra de amantes desafortunados que adoptan una valiente postura contra las convenciones sociales, con trágicas consecuencias. Esta edición de Penguin Shakespeare está editada con notas de T.J.B. Spencer y una introducción de Adrian Poole. Lo que llamamos una rosa, por cualquier otro nombre olería igual de dulce'La ciudad de Verona, desgarrada por la violenta disputa entre las familias de Montesco y Capuleto, es un barril de pólvora a punto de explotar; el príncipe de Verona, tratando de restablecer el orden, ha declarado que cualquier violación de la paz se castiga con la muerte. Pero para el joven Romeo de los Montesco y su amante, la Capuleto Julieta, la enemistad de sus familias es irrelevante. Al encontrarse en secreto, los dos amantes se precipitan gradualmente hacia el desastre a medida que sus respectivas familias se acercan a una guerra abierta. Una obra que ha inspirado películas tan diversas como West Side Story de Leonard Bernstein y Romeo + Julieta, Romeo y Julieta de Baz Luhrmann es deslumbrante
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The greatest love story in English, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a play of starcrossed lovers who take a valiant stand against social convention, with tragic consequences.This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited with notes by T.J.B. Spencer, and an introduction by Adrian Poole.'What's in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet'The city of Verona, torn apart by the violent feud between the families of Montague and Capulet, is a powder keg waiting to explode; the Prince of Verona, seeking to restore order, has declared any breach of the peace punishable by death. But for the young Montague Romeo, and his lover, the Capulet Juliet, the enmity of their families is immaterial. Meeting in secret, the two lovers gradually spiral towards disaster as their respective families edge closer towards open warfare.A play that has inspired films as diverse as Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story and Baz Luhrmann's Romeo+Juliet, Romeo and Juliet is a dazzling combination of passion and hatred, bawdy comedy and high tragedy.This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to Romeo and Juliet, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary. William Shakespeare (15641616) was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden some time in late April 1564 in StratforduponAvon. He wrote some of the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential lovepoetry in English.Romeo was your first 'rebel without a cause.'Baz Luhrmann, director of Romeo+Juliet