Friar Laurence tries to prove he is innocent of the murders of Romeo and Juliet.

For this updated critical edition of Romeo and Juliet, Hester Lees-Jeffries has written a completely new introduction. It draws on recent research in theatre to

.".. an ad-rap-tation, hip-hop theatre retelling of Shakespeare's The comedy of errors"--P. [4] of cover.

A tense truce holds between the Capulets and the Montagues after the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Benvolio, Romeo's best friend, is in love with Rosaline, Juliet