No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

In No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, a 287 pg play, written by William Shakespeare, tells of the

tragic story of Romeo and Juliet. The book has the actual text and a translation. Most people know the

    the story of Romeo and Juliet. But I didnt know how it actually came to be. The main conflict of the

    the play is that Romeo and Juliet fall in love, but they can't marry because of the hatred between the

   two families. Though, Romeoand Juliet are married secretly by Friar Lawrence. Priar to this occasion,

   Romeo kills Capulet's, Juliet's father, nephew.Romeo is now banned from Verona, and unable to see his

   beautiful wife. Then, Capulet, unknown that Juliet is already married, arranges a marriage between Count

   Paris and young Juliet. Juliet went to Friar Lawrence to help her, for she didnt want to get married, again.

   The two came up with a plan to fake Juliet's death and avoid the wedding. Romeo was supposed to save

   her and they would run away together. Friar Lawrence to send a letter to Romeo but Romeo never

   received the letter. Hence, Romeo saw Juliet "dead" and killed himself. Once Juliet woke up and saw

  Romeo dead,she commited suicide too. The lovers lie in peace next to each other.

2 sentence summary: The romance, "Romeo and Juliet", by William Shakespeare, tells of a tragic love story. A series of fortunate,and unfortunate events lead to the deaths of the two lovers.

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