Even the tragedies have characters or dialogue that is comic relief or clever wordplay. The basic story of Romeo and Juliet is well-known, and the script isn’t as long as some others. Many filmed versions have been done, but I love Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968-ish version.

The only drawback with watching the performance is that the actors’ accents can be hard to understand once in awhile. But thanks to the miracles of modern technology, you can stop and replay those!