RomeoandJulietIntroduction•RomeoandJulietisatragedywrittenbyWilliamShakespeareearlyinhiscareeraround1597.ItwasamongShakespearesmostpopularplaysduringhislifetime,andalongwithHamlet,isoneofhismostfrequentlyperformedplays.Background•ShakespearesprimaryinspirationwasbasedonapoembyArthurBrooke:TheTragicallHistoryofRomeusandJuliet(1562).ManyofthedetailsofShakespeare’splotarelifteddirectlyfromBrook...