A pair of star-cross'd lovers -Prologue
Romeo and Juliet was Shakespeare's first great tragedy, a richly lyrical love story that has long been one of the author's most popular plays for performer and audience alike. Romeo and Juliet is a simple but dramatic cautionary tale about the blindness that both love and hate can engender. As performed by Claire Bloom and Albert Finney, this lively production captures the youthful exuberance and poetic passion that characterize all of Shakespeare's early work and makes Romeo and Juliet in particular the greatest romantic creation in English Literature.
This unabridged, full-cast recording is a wonderful way to experience and listen to Shakespeare out-loud.
Tragic Romance
Forbidden Love
Secret Relationship
Family
Grief
First Love
Arranged Marriage
Historical Romance
Love Triangle
Political Intrigue
Revenge
Coming of Age
Conspiracy
Betrayal
Audiobook details
GenreOther
Length2 hrs 45 mins
Narrated byClaire Bloom, Albert Finney
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateDec 27, 2003
LanguageEnglish
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About the author
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is the world's greatest ever playwright. Born in 1564, he split his time between Stratford-upon-Avon and London, where he worked as a playwright, poet and actor. In 1582 he married Anne Hathaway. Shakespeare died in 1616 at the age of fifty-two, leaving three children—Susanna, Hamnet and Judith. The rest is silence.View all by William Shakespeare
