Romeo and Juliet: Vampire Love

by William Shakespeare, Cullen Vane

Overview

Few scholars give serious consideration to including Romeo and Juliet: Vampire Love with William Shakespeare's 37 known plays, but scholarship aside, it is an interesting variant of Romeo and Juliet. That the star-crossed lovers have the additional burden of Romeo's vampirism to contend with hastens the themes of fate, time and chance while above all else love remains the couple's fatal flaw, if it can even be considered such. Vampiric news, stories and lore coming from the continent caused the Bard to write the play although it is highly doubtful he meant it for public consumption (no evidence suggests it was ever produced on stage). That it has been more than 400 years after having been written and is only now being given serious study is not surprising given the tenor and tastes of our modern times. Amazingly enough, close scrutiny of the play has wielded no less than 97 references to rock 'n roll lyrics interspersed throughout and confirms Shakespeare's continued relevance and impact on popular culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466276130
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	10/31/2015
Pages:	138
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	Up to 1 Year

About the Author

Widely esteemed as the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an actor and theatrical producer in addition to writing plays and sonnets. Dubbed "The Bard of Avon," Shakespeare oversaw the building of the Globe Theatre in London, where a number of his plays were staged, the best-known of which include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth. The First Folio, a printed book of 36 of his comedies, tragedies, and history plays, was published in 1623.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom