Romeo and Juliet, the classic Shakespearean play, has been retold as the essential romance. Franco Zefferelli's 1968 film told the story in a modern romantic sense. Shakespeare's play is much more critical of this "star crossed" pair. What does love have to do with virtue? Why is marriage like the Eucharist?

Music is provided by the MIT Symphony The songs in this album are licensed under: Attribution-NonCommercial Romeo et Juliette, Juliette Waltz (Gounod)  MIT Symphony Orchestra