Romeo and Juliet: Origins
Romeo and Juliet first appeared on stage in the year 1595. By that time, everyone already knew about the famous shakespearean story. As a matter of fact, all of Shakespeare's written works only started to appear on stage, seven years after he wrote them. Thus, when Romeo and Juliet was aied on stage, many people went to see it because they wanted to see the star crossed lover's tragedy first hand.