Everything You Need to Know About Romeo & Juliet

*Includes a short biography of Shakespeare.*Explains the historical sources that inspired the story of Romeo & Juliet.*Summarizes every scene of Romeo & Juliet and analyzes them.*Discusses the characters, plot, and major themes of Romeo & Juliet.“If I profane with my unworthiest handThis holy shrine, the gentle sin is this:My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready standTo smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” – RomeoWilliam Shakespeare is widely considered the greatest writer in the history of the English language, so renowned and respected that the time period in which he lived is often known as the Age of Shakespeare. Indeed, his genius is questioned only by those who doubt the authenticity of his authorship of timeless classics like Romeo and Juliet. As Ben Jonson once put it, "He was not of an age, but for all time.” No other writer, in English or in any other language, can rival the appeal that Shakespeare has enjoyed around the world, and nobody’s had a bigger infl