William Shakespeare, regarded as the greatest writer in the English language, wrote the tragic play Romeo and Juliet in 1597. The play is about two young lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, whose families are enemies in Verona, Italy. Despite falling in love, Romeo and Juliet cannot be together openly due to their families' feud. They meet secretly until events lead to their tragic deaths, becoming a symbol of doomed love that has enthralled audiences for centuries.

1. ROMEO &
JULIET
ANA SOFIA
LAURA PARERA
4th ESO C

2. SHAKESPEARE
26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616
He was an English poet and playwright, widely
regarded as the greatest writer in the English
language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
Shakespeare was born and brought up in
Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18, he married
Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children.
Two other plays written by him are Othello and
Hamlet.

3. ROMEO & JULIET
PLOT: It’s a romantic and
dramatic story between two
young people
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William
Shakespeare in 1597, It’s about, two young people that fall
in love but they can’t be together because their families
are enemies and they have to meet in secret..
Romeo is the son of Montagues family and Juliet is the
daughter of Capulets family

4. This is a representation of the two families

5. CHARACTERS
ROMEO
Romeo was a Montague and
he was about sixteen years
old.
He was also intelligent and
handsome.

6. JULIET
Juliet was a Capulet. She
was thirteen years old, she
was pretty and very
obedient.

7. WHERE DOES THE
STORY HAPPEN?
This romantic story happens in Italy,
Verona.

8. This version was directed by George
Cukor in 1936 and stars Leslie Howard
and Norma Shearer in the leading roles.

9. FILMS
This version was directed by Baz
Luhrmann in 1996 and stars
Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire
Danes in the leading roles.

10. OUR OPINION
To us this is a fantastic play, and we
would recommend it because we love
romantic stories like this, the order of the
events are perfect and the way to
explain, too. When we finished to read
this play, we knew why it's very
successful.
Shakespeare is a genius for us and we
are thinking to read more plays written
by him.

11. THE END