It has been referred to as the greatest love story of all time or perhaps the most tragic. Romeo and Juliet serves to satisfy both anyway which for a 1595 play has obviously stuck around for a very long time which points to how good a book can turn out to be centuries after its author graced our good planet.

The story is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young "star-cross'd lovers" whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families.

- The NewTimes