The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a lyrical drama of two young lovers whose ill-starred passion and tragic end have enthralled countless lovers, as well as readers and audiences all over the world.

This new edition in The Folger Library General Reader's Shakespeare series has been especially prepared by two of the world's foremost Elizabethan authorities. As in the other volumes in this distinguished new weries, the text is printed on right-hand pages only and all notes are placed on the pages facint the text they explain. The text is also illustrated from contemporary sources. (back cover)