About The Author
William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564 and died April 23, 1616. He is an English poet and a playwqright. He is considered as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist. William Shakespeare is also the England's national poet and his suirviving works consist of 38 plays 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems . His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other . He got married at the age of 18 and was blessed to three children. The eldest was Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592 William Shakespeare began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part owner of a playing company. Published his own works between 1590 and 1613. His early plays were comedies and historians. He then wrote mainly tragfedies until about 1608 including Hamlet, and Macbeth. In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies known as romances.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written about 2 teenage lovers whose untimely death unite their feuding families. Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to ancient Greece. Its plot is based on an Italian tale believed to be written between 1591 and 1595. It has been adapted numerous times for stage, film, musical and opera.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story of two teenage lovers. Having seen that Juliet was dead, Romeo drinks poison. Juliet then awakens and finding Romeo dead, stavbgs herself with her lover's dagger. The feuding families and the prince meet at the tomb to find all dead. The families are reconciled by their children's death and agree to end the violent feud. The play ends with the prince's elegy for the lovers For never was a story of more woe/ than this of Juliet and her Romeo.
Things to ponder
Sometimes a tragedy in one's life would serve as an eye opener for realization. That sometimes we have to sacrifice before seeing someone to change. Why is this so? We can only remember the person's goodness if he is gone.
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