Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. The plot is based on an Italian tale written by Matteo Bandello and translated into verse as The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in 1562 and retold in prose in Palace of Pleasure ...
He lay Paris on the floor beside Juliet’s bier. Then he brought the torch closer and climbed on to the bier. Looking at her he had a sudden feeling of happiness. He couldn’t believe what little effect death had had on her beauty. Death hadn’t defeated her – her lips and cheeks ...
which have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other dramatist. Some of his well-known plays include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Macbeth, and The Tempest. His 莎士比亞為...