Author: William Shakespeare
Age Group: 13+
Adaptations: An anime series produced by Gonzo and SKY Perfect Well Think called Romeo x Juliet was made in 2007 and the 2013 version is the latest English-language film based on the play., In 1960 Peter Ustinov's cold-war stage parody Romanoff and Juliet was filmed., In 2006 Disney's High School Musical made use of Romeo and Juliet's Plot placing the two young lovers in different high-school cliques instead of feuding families., In 2013 Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed the Bollywood film Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela a contemporary version of the play which starred Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone., In February 2014 Broadway HD released a filmed version of the 2013 Broadway Revival of Romeo and Juliet. The production starred Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad., Romeo and Juliet has been adapted numerous times for stage film musical and opera venues
Other Popular Books: Hamlet, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Sonnets, The Tempest
In Romeo and Juliet, 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.