who made romeo and juliet

Romeo and Juliet was written by the English playwright William Shakespeare, most likely between 1591 and 1596.

Who “made” Romeo and Juliet?

• As a literary work, the play was written and shaped as a tragedy by William Shakespeare.

• The story itself is older: Shakespeare adapted it mainly from a long narrative poem, The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet (1562) by Arthur Brooke, which in turn came from an Italian tale by Matteo Bandello.

Quick Scoop on the play

• Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story about two young lovers from feuding families in Verona, Italy.

• It became one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays and remains one of the most frequently performed works in theatre history.

Later versions and adaptations

If by “who made Romeo and Juliet” you mean famous on‑screen versions:

• The 1968 film Romeo and Juliet was directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

• The 1996 modernized film Romeo + Juliet was directed by Baz Luhrmann and starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.

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