Romeo and Juliet by Charles Lamb
ROMEO AND JULIET, by Charles Lamb: A tragic tale of star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, from feuding families in Verona. Romeo falls in love with Juliet at a ball, they exchange vows of love, but their families' hatred for each other makes their love impossible. They marry in secret, but fate is against them as Romeo kills Juliet's cousin Tybalt in a duel and is banished from Verona. Juliet fakes her own death to avoid marrying another man, but Romeo does not learn of her plan and poisons himself in her tomb. When Juliet awakens to find Romeo dead, she stabs herself with his dagger and joins him in death.
By Charles Lamb · First published 1809 · Genre: Drama, Romance, Tragedy · 7,622 words
First lines
The two chief families in Verona were the rich Capulets and the Montagues. There had been an old quarrel between these families, which was grown to such a height, and so deadly was the enmity between them, that it extended to the remotest kindred, to the followers and retainers of both sides, insomuch that a servant of the house of Montague could not meet a servant of the house of Capulet, nor a Capulet encounter with a Montague by chance, but fierce words and sometimes bloodshed ensued; and frequent were the brawls from such accidental meetings, which disturbed the happy quiet of Verona's streets.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Charles Lamb
- Date: 1809 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Romance, Tragedy, Classic, Historical
- Length: 7,622 words
- Structure: 1 section, 53 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Drama — The book is a retelling of Shakespeare's famous dramatic play 'Romeo and Juliet'.
- Romance — The plot revolves around the love story of Romeo and Juliet, making it a classic romance.
- Tragedy — The story of Romeo and Juliet ends in tragedy, hence it belongs to this genre.
- Classic — Being a famous work retold by Charles Lamb, it is considered a classic.
Tags
tragedy · love · forbidden love · family feud · youth · fate · destiny · passion · death · betrayal · sacrifice · romance