Romeo and Juliet

tragedy by William Shakespeare
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Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet

Summary

Romeo and Juliet is a dramatic work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of dramatic_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,870 views/month, #2 of 285).[2]

Key Facts

  • Romeo and Juliet authored William Shakespeare[3].
  • Romeo and Juliet's instance of is recorded as dramatic work[4].
  • Romeo and Juliet's genre is tragedy[5].
  • Romeo and Juliet's genre is melodrama[6].
  • Romeo and Juliet's based on is recorded as The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet[7].
  • Romeo and Juliet's depicts is recorded as star-crossed lovers[8].
  • Romeo and Juliet's Commons category is recorded as Romeo and Juliet[9].
  • Romeo and Juliet's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Romeo and Juliet was distributed by printed book[11].
  • Romeo and Juliet's country of origin is recorded as Kingdom of England[12].
  • 1597 marks the founding of Romeo and Juliet[13].
  • Romeo and Juliet's edition or translation of is recorded as Q140309523[14].
  • Romeo and Juliet's characters is recorded as Romeo[15].
  • Romeo and Juliet's characters is recorded as Juliet[16].
  • Romeo and Juliet's characters is recorded as Tybalt[17].
  • Romeo and Juliet's characters is recorded as Mercutio[18].
  • Romeo and Juliet's characters is recorded as Benvolio[19].
  • Romeo and Juliet's characters is recorded as Friar Laurence[20].
  • Romeo and Juliet's characters is recorded as Count Paris[21].
  • Romeo and Juliet's characters is recorded as Lady Capulet[22].
  • Romeo and Juliet's characters is recorded as Nurse[23].
  • Romeo and Juliet's characters is recorded as Lady Montague[24].
  • Romeo and Juliet's characters is recorded as Prince Escalus[25].
  • Romeo and Juliet's has edition or translation is recorded as Romeo and Juliet[26].
  • Romeo and Juliet's has edition or translation is recorded as Roméo et Juliette[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Romeo and Juliet authored William Shakespeare[3].

Publication

Romeo and Juliet's language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include tragedy[5] and melodrama[6]. It was distributed by printed book[11].

Subject and Themes

Romeo and Juliet's main subject is forbidden love[28].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Romeo and Juliet include Romeu and Julieta[29], a dessert[30]; The Romeo and Juliet Effect[31], a psychological phenomenon[32]; and Rome-old and Juli-eh[33], a television series episode[34], directed by Nancy Kruse[35].

Why It Matters

Romeo and Juliet ranks in the top 0.7% of dramatic_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,870 views/month, #2 of 285).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Romeu and Julieta[29], a dessert[30]; The Romeo and Juliet Effect[31], a psychological phenomenon[32]; and Rome-old and Juli-eh[33], a television series episode[34], directed by Nancy Kruse[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . film-lexikon.de. Retrieved . film-lexikon.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · ~2026-53353-58 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'bcl', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'bo', 'br'
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  2. 16d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Private Romeo, Romeo and Juliet - 1900, Romeo and Juliet +36
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  3. 5w ago · Filesdotcomgigs · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 7w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Romeo and Juliet, Roméo et Juliette, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet +36
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  5. 9w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Romeo and Juliet, Roméo et Juliette, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet +36
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  6. 11w ago · Zestier · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 15w ago · DeltaBot bot · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 15w ago · KFR2024 · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Romeo and Juliet, Roméo et Juliette, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet +36
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  10. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  11. 21w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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