*?For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.?* *Romeo and Juliet is one of the most popular and frequently enacted plays penned by Shakespeare. Despite the violent feud between families, the play weaves a fated love story between two young lovers, the ?Montague? Romeo and the ?Capulet? Juliet. Their intense love leads to inseparability between lovers and open warfare between families, as ?Violent delights have violent ends.?* *Written at an early stage of Shakespeare's literary career, every line ...
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*?For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.?* *Romeo and Juliet is one of the most popular and frequently enacted plays penned by Shakespeare. Despite the violent feud between families, the play weaves a fated love story between two young lovers, the ?Montague? Romeo and the ?Capulet? Juliet. Their intense love leads to inseparability between lovers and open warfare between families, as ?Violent delights have violent ends.?* *Written at an early stage of Shakespeare's literary career, every line breathes a certain passion and newness. It is beautifully adorned in imagery and symbolism. The play is often quoted, even today, as a quintessential example of 'immortality of love'.*
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This book is filled with scholarship on Shakespeare and his play Romeo and Juliet. It is not even laid out nicely with the notes on one page and text on another. I had to buy this copy for a class, but would not purchase it again if given the choice.
Barbara H
May 31, 2012
High School Requirement
If you are reading this for school, check out SparkNotes or Cliff's Notes for a translation you can understand. Especially the No Fear Shakespeare on Spark Notes.
CharlesJ
Apr 1, 2010
Not one of Shakespeare's more original plays
Romeo and Juliet, despite being one of the most popular of Shakespeare's plays, is neither his most well-written or his most original. It is well known that the story was based on an older one by an Italian writer (who probably got his from another Italian writer), so the fact that it is not terribly original is unsurprising. The writing styl... e, however, is also somewhat lacking; many sections are halting because of the changes in rhyming patterns that Shakespeare decided to use, which makes them harder to read. The characters, especially Romeo, were not very easy to connect with; this will change according to opinion, though, and fans of romance will probably like them better than I. All in all, this play does not have the smooth and interesting feel of Shakespeare's later works, but may still appeal to those who like the "star-crossed lovers" theme.
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Maggy
Feb 15, 2010
Overrated
Having both read this play, and seen it several times, I can't say that I was impressed. Everything goes exactly wrong; it lacks realism, and, though the language is, well, Shakespearean, the story is not supportive. If you like Shakespeare, you will probably like this work; however, there are much better Shakespearean works that just lack ... the press that this one has.
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Selina
Oct 12, 2007
Classic
I realize "Romeo and Juliet" are most people's favorite. The story is not as intense as "Macbeth" or "Hamlet". In fact the story is rather dull. It is difficult to care about two characters who are self centered. This soap operish plot is not fun to read.