Critical Analysis of Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare in 1594 or 1595. ... Romeo and Juliet appears to lack the psychological depth of Shakespeares later tragedies. ... But over the past three decades or so, many critics have changed this opinion; they have done this by not comparing Romeo and Juliet to all other tragedies, but by judging it as a work of art in its own right. Romeo and Juliet was an experimental stage piece at the time of its composition. ... Romeo and Juliet manage to build for themselves a radiant inner world. ... From their first awkward meeting to the final desperate kiss that Juliet plants on Romeos dead lips, their passion is invested with purity incomprehensible to everyone else.