William Shakespeare wrote the tragedy "Romeo and Juliet." This iconic play, believed to have been penned around 1595, explores themes of love, fate, and conflict between two feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets. The story is renowned for its rich language, poetic forms, and character development, particularly of the star-crossed lovers. Shakespeare's portrayal of love and the consequences of familial rivalry has made "Romeo and Juliet" a timeless classic, still performed and adapted in various cultural contexts today. It remains one of Shakespeare's most famous and widely studied works.