Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare’s classic work has already inspired films, music and even a soap opera

Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare’s classic work has already inspired films, music and even a soap opera


One of the most famous novels of all time is recently getting a new adaptation, so we’ve rounded up more of its playwright’s writing for you to read now!

Rachel Zegler AND Kit Connor will star in a new version of Romeo and Juliet on Broadway. The production, which is expected to hit New York stages in the second half of this year, also has a trailer. However, this is not the first – and probably not the last – time the piece William Shakespeare gets an adaptation.



The text, in fact, has already inspired feature films such as Romeo + Juliet (1996), Shakespeare in love (1998), The wedding of Romeo and Juliet (2005), Gnomeo and Juliet (2011), My boyfriend is a zombie (2013) and even The Lion King 2 (1998) e Love sublime love (1961), as well as many others.

In music, it served as the basis for the hit Love Story, by Taylor Swift. And the show also ended up in soap operas, with Romeo and Juliet’s childhoodfrom SBT.

If you want to take a look at this and other titles by the famous British author, take a look at this list that QuandoCinema has put together with the artist’s greatest texts.

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In the plot, Romeo, son of the Montagues, and Juliet, heir of the Capulets, fall in love and dream of challenging the feud between their families to experience an impossible love. However, fighting between groups is a tradition that dates back many generations, endangering their relationship.

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Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare

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