Romeo and Juliet

noun

1. a tragedy (produced between 1591 and 1596) by Shakespeare.

Romeo and Juliet

1. A tragedy by William Shakespeare about two “ star-crossed lovers ” (see also star-crossed lovers ) whose passionate love for each other ends in death because of the senseless feud between their families. The line “ Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? ” is well known.

Notes

Figuratively, a “Romeo” is an amorous young man.

Example Sentences

Over 20 years with the company, he danced leads across several productions, including Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Swan Lake and Romeo and Juliet.

From BBC

Gold’s “Romeo + Juliet” seems to be taking its cues from “& Juliet,” the hit Broadway jukebox musical that features songs by Max Martin and other artists in a “Romeo and Juliet” sequel that imagines what might have happened had Juliet lived.

From Los Angeles Times

But I can’t help remembering the National Theatre film of “Romeo and Juliet” starring Josh O’Connor and Jessie Buckley that came out during the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times

Opera’s “Romeo and Juliet” is exhilarating and Pacific Opera Project’s super-rare production of “Don Bucefalo” proves a nutty delight.

From Los Angeles Times

Saturday night at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles Opera revived a lavish production of Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet,” written two years earlier than “The Stone Guest.”

From Los Angeles Times