Romeo And Juliet
 

Romeo and Juliet (Cambridge School Shakespeare)

by William Shakespeare

This lyrical tragedy of two star-crossed lovers and their feuding families is one of the world's most famous love stories. Books in this new, illustrated series present complete texts of Shakespeare's plays. However, the lines are set up so students can see the bard's original poetic phrases printed side-by-side and line-by-line with a modern "translation" on the facing page. Starting in the... (read more)

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dickensfan
  • Rated 5 stars

This play, while certainly tragic, has never seemed all that romantic to me. Instead, I see it as being about people who are hell-bent on getting their way, despite the costs.

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Kassiana
  • Rated 2 stars

Like most of his plays, not a good read. See it performed instead.

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  • Alyssa C

    alyssa c said:

    I don't feel like this book has any romance at all. I mean, Romeo said so himself - he loved Juliet because she was beautiful.

    How shallow.

    posted Thursday, July 10 2008
  • gmatt63

    gmatt63 said:

    but isnt romance almost always a tragedy?

    Not in today's market. ;)

    posted Tuesday, May 27 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • gmatt63

    gmatt63 said:

    Thank you. There's nothing romantic about this play. Just two kids letting their hormones get the best of them. It happened in Elizabethan England too.

    posted Tuesday, May 27 2008
  • gmatt63

    gmatt63 said:

    I think this is probably Shakespeare's most misunderstood work. Everyone views it as a romance when in fact it's a tragedy.

    posted Sunday, May 18 2008 ( | view 5 replies )
  • James R

    james r said:

    Why couldn't Romeo and Juliet have killed themselves at the beginning of the play to save me from this terrible read.

    posted Sunday, May 18 2008
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