This edition of the "Suhrkamp BasisBibliothek - Arbeitstexte für Schule und Studium" offers not only William Shakespeare's love drama 'Romeo and Juliet' in the magnificent translation by Erich Fried, but also numerous materials on the Elizabethan world view, the Shakespearean stage, the history of the material, the constellation of characters, the chronology of the drama, and much more. This edition is supplemented by a commentary that contains all the information necessary for understanding the play: a biographical portrait of Shakespeare, notes on the literary, aesthetic, and contemporary historical background, a comparison of the German translations of 'Romeo and Juliet', as well as detailed explanations of words and subjects.