Dec 25, 2009

Romeo and Juliet | Essential Facts

Full Title: The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

Author: William Shakespeare

Date of Composition: Mid-1590s

Setting: Verona and Mantua, Italy, during the fourteenth or fifteenth century

Main Characters: Romeo Montague, Juliet Capulet, Friar Laurence, Juliet’s nurse, Lord and Lady Capulet

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