Romeo and Juliet"Romeo and Juliet" is a tragic play written early in the career of William Shakespeare about two teenage "star cross'd lovers" whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding households. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal "young lovers" PROLOGUE: Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair