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Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

Plays · Romance

Open Library OL362427W

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, often shortened to Romeo and Juliet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. Romeo and Juliet was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed.

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William Shakespeare (1564–1616) is represented here by 167 public-domain titles, including A Lover's Complaint, A Lover's Complaint, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here. More of this shelf for William Shakespeare.

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