The tragedy of love in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Part a: Introduction Literature of the Renaissance in the 15*******th_17th century’s capitalist relation began to develop in Europe. The former townspeople became the bourgeoisie. There was a revival of interest in the ancient culture of Greece and Rome. The study of the works of ancient philosophers, written, and artists help the people to widen their outlook, to know the world and man’s nature. The progressive ideology of the Renaissance was Humanism .Human life, the happiness of people and the belief in man’s abilities became the main subjects in file art and literature. In the 16th century, capitalism began to develop in England as well as in other European countries. There was no work for the peasants and many of them became homeless beggars lust of rich was typical of the new class of the bourgeoisie. The most progressive people of the country could not help seeing the growing power of money, and the injustice caused by it. The second period which last from the middle of the 16th century up to the beginning of the 17th century saw the flourishing of the English drama. Among the playwrights of the period were John Lily, Robert Greene, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Johnson and others .The most outstanding dramatist of the period, as well as of all time, was William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. It is generally accepted that he attended the King’s new school known for its classical curriculum because of his knowledge of Latin classics and written scenes recalling grammar school experiences such as exercises memories by schoolchildren. He lived in Stratford -upon-Avon until he was twenty-one. By the time, he was married and had three children. At twenty-one he left Stratford –upon-Avon for London where he joined a theatrical company and worked as an actor and a playwright. The public acting of women was prohibited in the England of Shakespeare‘s