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Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

PlayEnglish 1597 26k words

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Contents

1Act I 2Act II 3Act III 4Act IV 5Act V

Why it is here

The single most-read Shakespeare play on Goodreads; the tragedy that fixed 'star-crossed lovers' in every language.

Readership record

Global readership rank#2 of 100

Readership score91.5 / 100

Goodreads ratings1,672,889

Average rating3.73 / 5

Gutenberg 30-day rank#5

Gutenberg downloads133,750

First published1597

FormPlay

OriginEnglish

Length26k words

Appears on

US school surveyCurriculum survey

Lists used: NEH 1984 core reading list, a 1,000-voter US school-reading survey, and a consolidated current-curriculum survey.

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