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"For this updated critical edition of Romeo and Juliet, Hester Lees-Jeffries has written a completely new Introduction. It draws on recent research in theatre to set Romeo and Juliet in its mid-1590s context, making connections with other plays by Shakespeare and other literature of the period, as well as with the social and cultural contexts of the day, with discussions of London and Italy; dancing and duelling; marriage, gender and sexuality. It...
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Among the most studied, most read, and most admired works in world literature, the tragedies of Shakespeare constitute a body of work unrivaled in dramatic brilliance, beauty of language, and profundity of thought. This convenient and affordable volume-ideal for students and all lovers of literature-features four of the playwright's greatest works: Hamlet, the revenge drama centering on the introspective Prince of Denmark-one of literature's most...
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Contained along with the complete text of Shakespeare's classic tragedy about the "two star-crossed lovers" from Verona is full explanatory notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, a key to famous lines and phrases, and illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books.
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Criterion collection volume 1171
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English
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Considered one of the great Shakespeare adaptations, it was the first to cast actual teenagers in the lead roles. Young lovers have an affair which threatens to inflame the tensions between their feuding families during the Renaissance.
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Ambrose Video Pub
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[2000 or 2001]
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English
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Considered the greatest love story of all time and a bona fide "hit" for over 400 years. Romeo & Juliet is full of passion and oration. Shakespeare's most popular tragedy, it expresses love and death better perhaps, than any work in the English language.
10) Romeo & Juliet
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Ambrose Video Pub
Pub. Date
[2002?]
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English
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Shakespeare's tragedy about two teenagers who fall in love, encounter opposition from their feuding families, and take their own lives.
11) Romeo & Juliet
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Video Artists International
Pub. Date
c2007
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None
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Filmed live at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1974, and featuring Maya Plisetskaya, Alexander Bogatirev, and the Bolshoi Ballet and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, with Algis Zhuraitis conducting.
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English
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Forsooth, this is a pretty play! In fair, tropical Verona Beach in the present day, Romeo + Juliet blithely weds 400-year-old dialog to MTV style visuals. Swords have become guns, and the Montagues and Capulets have become Mafia-style family-based gangs, while their sons run their own rich-kid gangs whose rumbles bring out armies of cops. Whilst these two households are constantly fighting, Romeo and Juliet meet up and fall in love. Unfortunately,...
13) Romeo & Juliet
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A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
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Produced by Britain's distinguished Thames Television, this moving interpretation features a sparkling, youthful cast including Ann Hasson and Christopher Neame, authentic sets, and colorful costumes.
14) Romeo and Juliet
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English
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Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous love stories in the world. But it is more than a great love story. It is also about life and death, happiness and sadness, and the terrible hate between two great families. Shakespeare's beautiful tale is still as popular today as it was more than 400 years ago.
16) Romeo and Juliet
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Inception Media Group, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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Jealousy. Prejudice. Betrayal. And the chance that true love could actually conquer all. It could only be the greatest love story of all time, and, for the first time in over 36 years, it played live on Broadway in a stunningly modern production.
19) Romeo and Juliet
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Saddleback Educational Pub
Pub. Date
2011, ©2003
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English
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Timeless Shakespeare--designed for the sturggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original play. These classic plays retold will grab a students attention from the first page. Presented in traditional play script format, each title features simplified language, easy-to-read type, and strict adherence to the tone and integrity of the original.
20) Romeo & Juliet
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BBC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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This stylized film of Shakespeare's masterpiece from the National Theatre celebrates the theatrical imagination. In this contemporary retelling, a company of actors in a shuttered theater bring to life the tale of two young lovers who strive to transcend a world of violence and hate. Josh O'Connor and Jessie Buckley star as Shakespeare's immortal star-crossed lovers.
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