If Goodreads ratings can be used as a signifier of popularity then Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's most popular play. Must I relay the plot? Ugh, well Romeo and Juliet are both from feuding families. They fall into forbidden lust and everyone dies. RIP. I had watched a production of this play from the Globe and seen a couple of adaptations but up until now I had never actually read the source. To my genuine shock, I really enjoyed Romeo and Juliet. It's definitely one of Shakespeare's most perfect plots. 
 I just adore how horrible everyone in this play is. Romeo is a brat who definitely wears only Jack Wills and Juliet is so entitled that she'd literally rather put her family through the trauma of her death than go through with a marriage. All of Romeo's friends are dickheads. Tybalt and Mercutio are definitely fucking on the DL. Friar Laurence commits homicide. The best character is Nurse, who acts as our comic relief. They're all despicable and all loveable. It's a fine balance. 
 Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most performed plays for a reason. It's well-structured, funny and tragic. Shakespeare just did everything right with this one. Without it we wouldn't have West Side Story or High School Musical. So we can thank the Bard for that I guess.