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Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare · 1597 · Romance, Drama & Literary
In fair Verona two ancient families are locked in a feud no one can stop. When Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet not yet fourteen, meet at a masked feast and fall in love at first sight, they marry in secret the very next day. But a street brawl, a fatal duel, a banishment, and a desperate plan turn their few days of happiness toward catastrophe. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story ever told - of star-crossed lovers whose deaths at last bury their parents' strife. The complete play, richly illustrated, act by act.
Inside this edition
Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 18 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.
Verona — a chart of the city where the story unfolds, and the road to Mantua.
Casa Capuleti — the Capulet House
The World of Romeo and Juliet — the feud, the love, and the tokens of the tragedy.
The Characters — the houses of Verona and the star-crossed lovers.
Romeo — the star-crossed lover.
Juliet — not yet fourteen.
Romeo and Juliet — the star-crossed lovers in the moonlit orchard.
The Balcony — the lovers exchange their vows in the orchard.
This edition
- Title
- Romeo and Juliet
- Author
- William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
- First published
- 1597
- Illustrated plates
- 40 original artworks · 18 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 6 · about 26,135 words
- Reading time
- 1 h 45 min
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- August 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #1513
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