Why do people still perform Romeo & Juliet? That, to mangle a reference, is the question. It's not the question because there's anything wrong with the play or with producing the play or with updating ...

Let’s get something straight: Making William Shakespeare’s plays “cool” is kind of the opposite of cool. The only thing older than trying to make Shakespeare’s plays “hip” is Shakespeare’s actual ...

With that scandalous title out of the way, I assume, dear reader, that you are not unacquainted with Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Quite honestly, it’s difficult to avoid — there’s the original ...

“Romeo and Juliet” is a tale as old as time. Well, a tale as old as 1597 — and since then, it has undergone a seemingly endless number of reimaginings. Romeo and Juliet have appeared in magic-infused ...

Friar Lawrence is a character from Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy by William Shakespeare, an English playwright. The friar plays an important role in the plot, as he marries the couple in secret, and ...

There are lots of characters in Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. Take an in-depth look at the main ones identifying their key attributes and relationships and analysing their part in the play.

Generally regarded as the greatest romance in the English language, Romeo and Juliet is actually Shakespeare's case study of what results when two unformed-maladjusted youths meet at vulnerable points ...