1. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO AND JULIET

2. Baptized April 26, 1564- died April 23, 1616 Stratford-on- Avon, England

3. -Built in 1599 - Destroyed by fire 1613 - London, England

4. Romeo and Juliet Hamlet The Taming of the Shrew The Merchant of Venice Othello A Midsummer Night’s Dream Much Ado About Nothing Julius Casear King Lear

5. Believed to be written between 1591 and 1595 - use of many different styles and themes themes - mixture of comedy and tragedy - uses different poetic forms

6. Verona, Italy

7. Juliet Lord and Lady Capulet Nurse Tybalt Peter, Sampson and Gregory

8. Romeo Lord and Lady Montague Benvolio Abraham and Balthasar

9. Prince Escalus Friar Laurence Paris Mercutio