Discover the STAGED collection, where tropes - as we know them - began.With a foreword from author of All The Bright Places, Jennifer Niven"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"Romeo Montague is desperate to win the heart of the elusive Rosaline when he encounters a beautiful girl and immediately falls in love. Juliet Capulet is still reeling from the news that she will marry Count Paris when she meets a beautiful boy and immediately falls in love. Neither of them knows that they are sworn enemies.After learning the truth of each other's identities, they are determined to save their love and arrange to marry secretly. But when Romeo runs into Juliet's hot-headed cousin, a fight erupts, leaving both Montagues and Capulets dead, and Romeo is banished from Verona.A distraught Juliet bids Romeo a tearful goodbye, but when her family insist that she marry Count Paris and threatens to disown her, Juliet is forced to take drastic measures. She plans with the Friar to fake her own death, but a tragic series of events ends in a scene that will bring both families to their knees.Romeo and Juliet is the classic tale of love, loss and the origin of the star-crossed lovers trope.Discover STAGED, a limited collection of classic tales, celebrating the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day.Explore the STAGED collection: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – With foreword by Becky AlbertalliAs You Like It – With foreword by Talia HibbertHamlet – With foreword by Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéMacbeth – With foreword by Kat DelacorteMuch Ado About Nothing – With foreword by Holly Bourne
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CONTRIBUTORS: William Shakespeare
EAN: 9780241682067
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 500 g
HEIGHT: 198 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Penguin Random House Children's UK
DATE PUBLISHED: 2024-03-14
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GENRE: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Classics, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Literary, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues
WIDTH: 129 cm
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Book Themes:
Verona, Interest age: from c 13 years, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean, Tragic plays, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Playscripts
William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love poetry in English. Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616.
