This major new edition of Shakespeare's greatest
tragedy of love argues that that play is
ultimately Juliet's. The play text is expertly
edited and the on-page commentary notes discuss
issues of staging, theme, meaning and
Shakespeare's use of his sources to give the
reader deep and engaging insights into the play.
The richly illustrated introduction looks at the
play's exceptionally beautiful and complex
language and focuses on the figure of Juliet as
being at its centre. Ren Weis discusses the
play's critical, stage and film history,
including West Side Story and Baz Luhrmann's
seminal film Romeo + Juliet. This is an
authoritative edition from a leading scholar,
giving the reader a penetrating and wide-ranging
insight into this ever popular play.