Shakespeare's classic poem of Venus, the goddess of love, and her unrequited love for a young and handsome human named Adonis. This description may be from another edition of this product.
On this date in 1595, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was first performed (not officially published until 1597). Although the renowned tragedy was by no means the first literary story of doomed love, it coined the phrase "star-cross'd lovers" and continues to inspire heartbreaking sagas even today.