{"product_id":"romeo-and-juliet-playtext-arden-shakespeare","title":"Romeo and Juliet Playtext: Arden Shakespeare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby William Shakespeare and Rene Weis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eRomeo and Juliet is on the English Literature GCSE syllabus for the AQA, Edexcel and OCR exam boards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis major new edition of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy of love argues that that play is ultimately Juliet's. The play text is expertly edited and the on-page commentary notes discuss issues of staging, theme, meaning and Shakespeare's use of his sources to give the reader deep and engaging insights into the play. The richly illustrated introduction looks at the play's exceptionally beautiful and complex language and focuses on the figure of Juliet as being at its centre. Rene Weis discusses the play's critical, stage and film history, including West Side Story and Baz Luhrmann's seminal film Romeo + Juliet. An authoritative edition from a leading scholar giving the reader a penetrating and wide-ranging insight into this ever popular play.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Theatre Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54953972040056,"sku":"9781903436912","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/9562\/5032\/files\/9781903436912.jpg?v=1740569797","url":"https:\/\/shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/products\/romeo-and-juliet-playtext-arden-shakespeare","provider":"National Theatre Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}