{"product_id":"romeo-and-juliet","title":"Romeo and Juliet","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresents the original text of the play with line=-by-line translations into modern English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArguably the greatest English-language playwright, William Shakespeare was a seventeenth-century writer and dramatist, and is known as the Bard of Avon. Under the patronage of Queen Elizabeth I, he penned more than 30 plays, 154 sonnets, and numerous narrative poems and short verses. Equally accomplished in histories, tragedies, comedy, and romance, Shakespeare s most famous works include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, The Taming of the Shrew, and As You Like It. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike many of his contemporaries, including Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare began his career on the stage, eventually rising to become part-owner of Lord Chamberlain s Men, a popular dramatic company of his day, and of the storied Globe Theatre in London. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExtremely popular in his lifetime, Shakespeare s works continue to resonate more than three hundred years after his death. His plays are performed more often than any other playwright s, have been translated into every major language in the world, and are studied widely by scholars and students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove. Sex. Violence. Vengeance. The themes in William Shakespeare's plays feel timeless, even if his centuries-old texts such as Romeo and Juliet do not. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShakespeare Made Clear brings Romeo and Juliet to life with: \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete original text of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLine-by-line modern-day translation in an easy-to-read format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed analyses of the characters and themes in Romeo and Juliet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSynopsis and scene-by-scene summaries of Romeo and Juliet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUseful notes Shakespeare's life, relevant history, and Elizabethan language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eShakespeare, William\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArguably the greatest English-language playwright, William Shakespeare was a seventeenth-century writer and dramatist, and is known as the Bard of Avon. Under the patronage of Queen Elizabeth I, he penned more than 30 plays, 154 sonnets, and numerous narrative poems and short verses. Equally accomplished in histories, tragedies, comedy, and romance, Shakespeare s most famous works include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, The Taming of the Shrew, and As You Like It.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike many of his contemporaries, including Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare began his career on the stage, eventually rising to become part-owner of Lord Chamberlain s Men, a popular dramatic company of his day, and of the storied Globe Theatre in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtremely popular in his lifetime, Shakespeare s works continue to resonate more than three hundred years after his death. 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