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Scholars generally date the writing of ''Romeo and Juliet'' to 1595-96. Sources include Arthur Brooke's ''Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet''. A version was published as a quarto in 1596; a fuller text appeared as a quarto in 1599.<ref>Adapted from the Folger Library Shakespeare edition, edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. © 1992 Folger Shakespeare Library.</ref> | Scholars generally date the writing of ''Romeo and Juliet'' to 1595-96. Sources include Arthur Brooke's ''Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet''. A version was published as a quarto in 1596; a fuller text appeared as a quarto in 1599.<ref>Adapted from the Folger Library Shakespeare edition, edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. © 1992 Folger Shakespeare Library.</ref> | ||
== Productions at the Folger == | == Productions at the Folger == | ||
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== Modern editions == | == Modern editions == | ||
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''Romeo and Juliet'' can be read online with [http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/?chapter=5&play=Rom&loc=p7/ Folger Digital Texts] and purchased from [http://books.simonandschuster.net/Romeo-and-Juliet/William-Shakespeare/Folger-Shakespeare-Library/9780743477116/ Simon and Schuster]. | ''Romeo and Juliet'' can be read online with [http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/?chapter=5&play=Rom&loc=p7/ Folger Digital Texts] and purchased from [http://books.simonandschuster.net/Romeo-and-Juliet/William-Shakespeare/Folger-Shakespeare-Library/9780743477116/ Simon and Schuster]. | ||
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:Hamnet link to Folger Edition: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=192191/ PR2753 .M6 2004 copy 2 v.29] | :Hamnet link to Folger Edition: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=192191/ PR2753 .M6 2004 copy 2 v.29] | ||
==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== | ||
Revision as of 12:51, 7 July 2014
In Romeo and Juliet, on of William Shakespeare's plays, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud.
In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers' final union in death seems almost inevitable. And yet, this play set in an extraordinary world has become the quintessential story of young love. In part because of its exquisite language, it is easy to respond as if it were about all young lovers.
Scholars generally date the writing of Romeo and Juliet to 1595-96. Sources include Arthur Brooke's Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet. A version was published as a quarto in 1596; a fuller text appeared as a quarto in 1599.[1]
Productions at the Folger
- Helen Hayes Awards
- Nominations: "Outstanding Resident Play", "Outstanding Director, Resident Play" for Aaron Posner, "Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play", for Erin Weaver, "Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play", for Sherri L. Edelen, and "Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production" for Christopher Baine and Carla Kihlstedt
- Romeo and Juliet (Folger Theatre, 2005)
- Shakespeares R & J (Folger Theatre, 2000)
- Romeo and Juliet (Folger Theatre, 1997)
- Helen Hayes Awards
- Wins: and Scott Burgess, the production's sound designer, each won a Helen Hayes Award, for "Outstanding Director, Resident Play" for Joe Banno, "Outstanding Lead Actress, Residential Play" for Holly Twyford, and "Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production" for Scott Burgess
- Nominations: "Outstanding Resident Play"
Early editions
First Folio
- LUNA: First Folio: 2e3r - 2g1r
- Hamnet: STC 22273 Fo. 1 no. 68
Second Folio
- LUNA: Second Folio: 2g5v - 2i5v
- Hamnet: STC 22274 Fo. 2 no. 07
First Quarto
- LUNA: First Quarto
- Hamnet: STC 22322
Second Quarto
- LUNA: Second Quarto
- Hamnet: STC 22323 Copy 1
Third Quarto
- LUNA: Third Quarto
- Hamnet: STC 22324
Fourth Quarto
- LUNA: Fourth Quarto
- Hamnet: STC 22325a
Fifth Quarto
- LUNA: Fifth Quarto
- Hamnet: STC 22326 Copy 1
Modern editions
Romeo and Juliet can be read online with Folger Digital Texts and purchased from Simon and Schuster.
The Folger Luminary Shakespeare App can be purchased on iTunes.
- Hamnet link to Folger Edition: PR2753 .M6 2004 copy 2 v.29
In popular culture
Translations
Performance materials
Other media
Notes
<references>
- ↑ Adapted from the Folger Library Shakespeare edition, edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. © 1992 Folger Shakespeare Library.