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Romeo and Juliet


 

Romeo and Juliet is a famous play by William Shakespeare concerning the fate of two young lovers.

References

  • Dire Straits' 1980 album Making Movies had a hit song "Romeo and Juliet", in which the lovestruck singer imagines himself in Romeo's image, as his girlfriend's parents disapprove of him.
  • The 2003 musical remake of Reefer Madness featured a song "Romeo and Juliet" in which a pair of young lovers compare themselves to Romeo and Juliet, having only read the first half of the play, and mistakenly assuming the ending to be happy.