Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

playwright

poet

actor

A tragedy

tells the story of two young lovers

their families was enemies

they tried to hide their love

Romeo Montague

Juliet Capulet

one of the most popular plays of Shakespeare

Juliet's parents want her to marry a cousin of the prince

she takes a sleeping potion and pretends to die

takes the potion

dies

Thinks Romeo was dead

she kills herself