Romantic drama has its roots in ancient Greek and Roman mythology, where stories of star-crossed lovers like Orpheus and Eurydice or Pyramus and Thisbe were told. Shakespeare's plays, such as Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet , further solidified the genre's place in literature and theater. The 19th and 20th centuries saw the rise of romantic drama in film, with classics like Casablanca (1942), Roman Holiday (1953), and The Notebook (2004).