Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare Made Easy)

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Summary: Romeo an Juliet- Ramiro y Tomás
Review: Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare’s book, is an old story, good for adults, but complex for students. It’s about a romance between two young teenagers, and the hate between both their families. Romeo is a Montague, and Juliet is a Capulet. These two young lovers suffer a terrible fate.
We particularly didn’t like the story because it is written in “Old English”. It has very difficult words and a lot of confusing metaphors that maybe are incomprehensible. We never understood what Shakespeare mean in some phrases. In addition to this, we don’t like love stories at al. We think other Shakespeare’s stories a better than this one, for example Hamlet, King Lear or The Taming of the Shrew.
On the other hand, this book helped us to improve our English. Now, after reading it, we know new words, or phrases. Although it is a love story it is interesting. There are a lot of feuds between the two families and a lot of people die, including the main characters. That’s why we can also say that it is a tragic story, full of death, hate and violence.
In conclusion, we think that if you read the story you will enjoy it.

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Summary: RoMeO aNd JuLiEt!!!!
Review: We think that the book was a great influence to our English because it had a very difficult language so we had to look for the words all the time in the dictionary and that way we learn two things, to look up words in the dictionary and new words.
We liked the end when all the main characters died. It left me a great message. If it wasn't for the video the school hired at the videoclub we hadn't understand it and the video is a bit boring also but we only liked it because Leonardo Di Caprio acted as Romeo in the video!

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Summary: This book is a great!...
Review: This is a great book, because Shakespeare explains perfectly what is love in an exaggerated way. It also shows every kind of feelings that both lovers have for each other. Wonderful sonnets are written and he uses a lot of poetic and lyrical language, for example: Romeo says "If I profane with my unworthiest hand this holy shrine, the gentle sin is this: my lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth the rough touch with a gentle kiss". We can discover new vocabulary and learn about "Old English". It shows perfectly the tragic part of the story as well as the loving part. This book gives you an idea up to the point that a person can sacrifice for he/her lover.
The negative thing or unreliable is that it is rare to fall in love with a person whom you do not know in only five minutes and the next day get married. As well some parts are difficult to understand.
To sum up, although the book is difficult to comprehend, you can enjoy it and maybe feel you are involved in the story.

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Summary: A great edition!
Review: I love the Cambridge School series of Shakespeare's plays because of the way it helps you along as you read. Not only does it explain the language, but it explains the Elizabethan puns and points out things that you would have never noticed. I recommend this book to everyone, especially teachers for their classes.

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Summary: Shakespeare¿s books are complicated and awful!!!
Review: The first time I read one of Shakespeare book was at school, I thought is was going to be amazing because he is one of the most recognised writers in history. But I couldn't understand anything; it has a very old and complicated language that young people can't understand well enough. I think that all that style is very complex for us, older people could understand it well and enjoy it. But in that case I would only recommend it to women, I really don't think men will like all that kind of love stories as this one, where two people are strongly in love and that is a forbidden one by their families. I recognise that is has a very good ending but that's all. This is my personal opinion, you may like it. I have my respect for William Shakespeare but I think he is awful.

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Summary: The Best Review Ever Seen
Review: Alejandro and Martin.

After reading 'Romeo and Juliet', we noticed the difficult vocabulary that Shakespeare used. It makes it difficult to follow the story because Shakespeare plays with words and even invented some expressions.
We like a few characters like Mercutio, because of his sexual jokes and language. Another character that we enjoyed was The Nurse, because of her fun-loving personality. The dirty sexual humor was very unexpected and, very funny.
We found strange that the prohibited love of Romeo and Juliet was not because one family was in a poor social position, but because the two families fight for their own power. We also liked its end, when Romeo and Juliet died. It's surprising because we all expect a happy end with Romeo and Juliet's marriage.
In conclusion, we found the story very interesting and surprising.

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Summary: Romeo and Juliet...
Review: I read this book in school and in my opinion the story may be good but the vocabulary was very difficult. You can't read without a dictionary. I had to read like five times a line because I didn't understand a word. It's a very dramatic and romantic play. I like tragedies but this play is very detailed and has a lot of scenes. I would like some day to read the same story but in actual English. If it weren't because of the literature teacher didn't help us understand I think nobody would have understood a thing. It's a very good story. I would recommend to read it but not in old English. Shakespeare's words are weird but romantic and may be too nice for his time. He is very creative and plays a lot with the characters.
It's funny how two different teenagers and from families who hated each other could have love one another. At the end they would have died if instead they had had hated each other because of the quarrel. This tragedy is weird and something different from all of the other plays, and I think that may be that's why It's still famous now a days.

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Summary: Romeo and Juliet
Review: Caterina and Florencia
We want to share with you our opinion of this edition of the famous writer William Shakespeare: "Romeo and Juliet". In one hand this book helps us, students, teachers, to incorporate poetry into our minds; and learn things about those ages, for example their customs. Also it helps to improve your English.
At first we couldn't understand the way this tragedy was set up. But then, with our teacher's help, we undestood the main ideas. We believe it's very difficult to analise, because of the form in which it is written, like when Romeo compares Juliet with light: "Doth teach tourches to burn right". Also when Juliet talkes with Romeo in the balcony scene: "How cam'st thou hither, tell me, and wherefore?"
Although the ending was very tragic we liked it because it was original. No one would think that the star-cross lovers would end with the feudge by commiting suicide.
In conclusion it is a long, difficult and boring book. We do not recomend it to you, students, if you read it without a teacher, expert or dictionary by your side. Thank you...

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Summary: A great book made better with translations!
Review: I purchased this book for my 7th grade English class. I already knew the story and even parts of the balcony scene before I received the book, but there are translations on the back of every page so it makes it way easier for people who don't quite understand Shakespeare's language to understand what he was tryig to say. If you're looking for a copy of "Romeo and Juliet" for a school-aged kid, then this is your book!

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Summary: i didnt understand
Review: I bought this book hoping it could help me understand shakespeare's words better, but it didnt. Instead I had to look up every other word in a dictionary or sometimes even online. Soon it just got so hectic that i just threw the book out and bought a better more reliable source.