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Series
Criterion collection volume 1171
Language
English
Description
Zeffirelli's production of Romeo and Juliet is considered to be one of the great Shakespeare adaptations, and it was the first to cast actual teenagers in the lead roles. Young lovers have an affair which threatens to inflame the tensions between their feuding families during the Renaissance.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"This updated edition includes: newly re-edited play text and revised commentary notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, a key to the play's famous lines and phrases, an introduction to reading Shakespeare's language, an essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play, fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books, [and] an up-to-date annotated guide to further reading." -- Page [4]...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In 1597, Shakespeare debuted his newest play, a tragedy about a young Italian couple whose families were sworn enemies. Romeo and Juliet quickly became one of the most famous couples in literary history, and this play became one of Shakespeare's most performed shows. But did you know that much of Romeo and Juliet's story was adapted from tales by other writers? Learn all about how William Shakespeare's dynamic and romantic teenage duo sprouted from...
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents the Franco Zefferelli production of Shakespeare's tragedy about two teenagers who fall in love, encounter opposition from their families, and take their own lives.
Series
Plays volume 7
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 videocdisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The tragic story of young love thwarted by a family feud.
Author
Series
Publisher
Manga Classics
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Modern English edition.
Physical Desc
393 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Romeo and Juliet is a classic tragedy of western literature. Two young lovers from Verona, Italy defy the wishes of their feuding families, fall in love, and get married. Their union comes to a tragic end in the name of love" --
Author
Series
Publisher
Manga Classics
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
810L
Physical Desc
393 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A classic Shakespearean tragedy, Romeo and Julit is the talke of two star-crossed lovers who dear to defiy their feuding families, put aside all obstacles, and find happiness together--but a a tremendous cost. This grimly beautiful tale, set in Renaissance Italy, follows Romeo and Juliet from their fateful first meeting to their last" -- Page [4] cover.
10) Romeo and Juliet
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Lexile measure
610L
Physical Desc
61 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (78 pages) : chiefly color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Presents William Shakespeare's classic tale about two teens who fall in love with each other only to realize they can never be together because of a feud between their families. Includes a glossary, text related questions, writing prompts, and a brief history of the original tale.
Author
Publisher
Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xiv, 448 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Paris, 1940. The City of Light has fallen under German occupation. Among patriotic Parisians, the pursuit of art, culture, and jazz has become a bold act of defiance. So has forbidden love for talented and spirited Jewish teenager Annette Zelman, a student at the Beaux-Arts, and dashing young Catholic poet Jean Jausion. Despite their devout families' vehement opposition, the young couple finds acceptance at the famed Café de Flore, whose habitues...
15) So Much Drama
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (148 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Victoria Torres dreams of being cast as Juliet in her class's production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. So imagine her disappointment when she's cast as Friar Laurence, a bald old man! But Vicka knows that the way to shine in any role is to do your best. But will her best be enough to stop another disappointed cast member from completely sabotaging the big performance? The class play is turning to far more drama than even Shakespeare could have...
17) Whatshisface
Author
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Cooper Vega and his military family has moved so often that he is used to new schoolmates not knowing his name, but at the moment he has a bigger problem--his new phone is haunted by the ghost of Roderick Northrop, a boy from the sixteenth-century, who needs his help to finish a quest, which is somehow tied up in the Stratford Middle School production of Romeo and Juliet.
18) Juliet: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
447 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
When Julie Jacobs leaves for Italy per the instructions of her late aunt's will, she never imagines that she'll be thrust into a centuries-old feud, not to mention one of the most legendary romances of all time.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
To Lexi Poole, a new school year means baking with her BFFs in the Cupcake Club. But the club president, Kylie, is mixing things up by inviting new members. And Lexi is cast in the school's production of Romeo and Juliet, with her secret crush playing Romeo.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Special Collector's ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 34 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a futuristic retellling in graphic novel format of the story of Romeo and Juliet as the rivalry between the Montagues, cyborgs with manufactured DNA, and the Capulets, genetically enhanced humans, threatens to destroy the Empire of Verona while Romeo and Juliet, after falling in love, hope to bring about peace.