Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers. It was originally published in 1597. Read on to know more... By Charles & Mary Lamb The two chief families in Verona were the rich Capulets and the Montagues. There had been an old quarrel between these families, which was grown to such a height, and so deadly was the enmity between them, that it extended to the remotest kindred, to the followers and retainers of both sides, in so much that a servant of the house of Montague could...