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Summary: Read this review tomorrow, and you will find me a grave man.
Review: Writing a review of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is kind of like trying to call out to someone standing on the other side of the Grand Canyon from you. It's big! The play is approximately 400 years old, and the story itself is hundreds of years older than that! So what does it matter what I say? It matters, actually, because (as W.S. knew--just read his sonnets :)) the only way The Bard survives is if you and me continue to read his little iambs! Without us, kind folks, he is just worms meat, nothing more. All kidding aside, there is a reason we all know this story of love, hate, loyalty, tragedy, and that maddening Friar. It's because it is bigger than we are! This story (to borrow Bloom's idea) tells us who we are, why we exist, how we manipulate this strangeness called life. And if ol' Willie S. writes it for us, then all the better! You must read this play slowly! There are too many gems and minerals buried beneath the blustery and loud rhythms. Dig! Dig! Dig! If you do, you will find some of the lines which have become practically idiomatic, practically cliched, practically parlance. For instance (and forgive my wretched paraphrasing . . . ): Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man. O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you tonight! He jests at scars that never felt a wound. That which we call a rose would by any other name smell as sweet. But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun! O, I am fortunes fool! Good night! Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow. And on and on and on. If I were you, I'd pay particular attention to Mercutio, the Nurse, Capulet, and Friar Laurence. They are so interesting to me! And, alas, poor Balthasar . . . in the dark for eternity! Well, I have gone on enough. Sir! Your passado! Your punto reverso! The hay! I hope this review has been some sort of help. Benedicite!
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Summary: Romeo and Juliet, the tragic story review
Review: As I didn't liked the story at all I cant say lots of things about it but if I had to rewrite the book, I would do it in modern English. Old Englih is one of the reasons I didn't liked the book. Another reason is that is a very predictable story and it has only 2 themes: Romeo and Juliet's love and the war between their families. For me Romeo is the worst character because he only thinks about Juliet and kissing her.
These and much more are the reasons of why I didn't liked the story
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Summary: The book is good but it could be much better
Review: Shakespeare's book, Romeo and Juliet, is placed in the 18th century. A time in which women were not considered as thinking people or capable of having any feelings. Women at that time were subordinated to the wills of their parents, and later to those of their husbands, in case they were married. If they remained single they were subordinated to their Religious Orders and were bounded only to music and embriodery. Skakespeare describes very well the society at that time in his book, Romeo and Juliet, but instead of diminishing women and highlighting men, does exactly the opposite by attributing women certain characteristics such as: intelligence, self confidence and matureness(e.g. Juliet).
The book is about two families, the Capulets and the Montagues, both alike in dignity fighting for the honour of being the leading family in the City of Verona. But when the inheritors of each family fall in love things are going to change drastically.
We think that the story is very romantic and attracts the reader in a tremendous way. However it is very heavy, and you never see the moment in which you are going to finish it. The book is written in an intelligent way, and the fact that is written by the famous writer and poet, Shakespeare, gives a good impression of the book to the reader.
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Summary: Romeo & Juliet
Review: In my opinion, this book is not adaptable for kids because it shows the difficult and dramatic situation between Romeo and Juliet, and because there are a lot of battles were there is a lot of blood, that are not for kids.
It tells that Romeo and Juliet cannot be together because their families were in a feud. Juliet's mother wants her to marry a man that is called Paris. In the other side Romeo had to kill a man called Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, because he wanted to kill Romeo. So Romeo had to escape to Mantua. Finally Juliet lies that she is dead so Romeo goes to see Juliet's body but before he had to kill Paris. After that he committed suicide and Juliet too.
In conclusion I like it but it's obvious that children are going to read it.
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Summary: Terrible death of Romeo and Juliet.
Review: Two stars cross lover, Romeo and Juliet. From two hateful houses,Capulets and Montagues. Wanted to marry , but died in its attept.
It all started when Romeo, a 15 year old boy, was desesperate because he couldn't marry Rosaline.So, his best friend Benvolio invited him to a party at the Capulets mantion.There, he met Juliet, a 14 year old girl who was oblyed to marry County Paris, a well known man in the community. At the baul, they looked at each other not knowing how eachone was.When the party finished, Romeo went to Juliets balcony and heard her saying she loved him. So he entered to the balcony and asked her for her hand declaring his love for her.Two days later of secret love, they decided to marry. So, Friar Lawrence, the priest accepted to marry them , put he predict they were going to die if they won't say the true to their families. At the same time, Tybalt, a Capulet, cousin of Juliet , asked Benvolio and Mercutio, another friend of Romeo, to fight with him. After Tybalt killed Mercutio , Romeo appeared and killed his cousin in law, Tybalt. When the Capulets came and saw the disaster they exiled Romeo to Mantua. When Juliet realized this, she drunk a potion to seem dead and not to marry County Paris so when Romeo return she would escape with him. But when Romeo saw her 'dead' he decided to kill himself.So when Juliet wake up, she saw Romeo layed dead new to her, she decided to kill herself.
Like this, the terrible hate that each family had disappeared making Genova a better place for the people.
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Summary: Romeo & Juliet
Review: I think that the book of Romeo & Juliet is a good book. For me is interesting because it shows the strong love that Romeo and Juliet had between each other. It is a tragedy because they are separated by the feud of their families the Capulets and the Montagues. I think this isn't a 5 stars book because it is to poetic, what I mean is that they use poetic expressions too much during the book.
I liked very much the poetic expression, but in the book there are too many so in a certain moment you get tired of them. This makes to interrupted the book. The book is a tragedy but it is too tragic indeed, what I mean is that it doesn't have anything happy, everyone dies! It looks like a massacre. This makes Romeo & Juliet a 3 stars qualified book.
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Summary: Fate in Romeo and Juliet
Review: Fate plays a chief role in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet belong to feuding families. The family feud causes them to keep their love and marriage a secret, therefore only Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, Friar Lawrence and the Nurse know of their love.
Romeo is a handsome young gentleman from the Montague family. Romeo falls in love with a girl named Rosaline, until the night of the Capulet party.
Juliet is a gorgeous fourteen-year-old young lady from the Capulet family.
The Capulet family plans an elegant party that will go on till late in the evening. Benvolio, Mercutio, Romeo and other Montague servants plan to spoil their event.
Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight while Romeo is crashing her party. That night Romeo plans to go to Juliet's through her window, and sleep with her. Before that ever happens, Romeo kills her cousin Tybalt, but only after Tybalt kills Mercutio.
Juliet cries all day because she cannot be with her husband Romeo until the night falls. Both Juliet and Romeo want to keep their marriage a secret, from Lord Capulet, Lord Montague, Paris, and everyone else. Juliet wakes up early only to find Romeo dead.
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Summary: The tragic story of Romeo and Juliet
Review: I have seen plenty of time the story about Romeo and Juliet and it still captures me.The way all the characters express themselves,the way Shakespear combines hate and love in the same story.It tells you how much two peple can really love each other and they gave up their lifes for their love.
The character I liked most is Tybalt, because I feel reflected. The way he acts, the way he feels towards the Montagues and the most important the way he expresses himself.I won't summarize the plot, as it is one of the best-known tales in all literature, and deservedly so. Being a classic, it can be read from different perspectives and standpoints.
Shakespearian writing is very much complex and confusing but it has a touch romance and anger which adds to the emotion of the story.Read this classic tragedy!
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Summary: Romeo and Juliet, the tragic story
Review: Romeo and Juliet is the story of two young children who decided to live their forbidden love, although their parents were terrible enemies. Because of this, their lives ended with their tragic deaths, making their families agree in what for years they were fighting for.
I like this story because it shows the bravery young people have, without caring what adults say. They should have thought this better, so their wouldn't have ended in the tragic way they did, both of them committing a tragic suicide. This tragic also affected other lives, such as their parents, which suffered a lot for them.
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Summary: Romeo and Juliet- a love story
Review: I have read this book, and I also saw the video. This story helps us to realise what real love meant at that time and it taught us a new difficult language which we didn't know. It was a very detailed story and full of love and hate.
This story is about an impossible love which finished killing the two main characters, Romeo and Juliet. This shows that at that time men were very sexist and selfish and that woman was treated very badly. This story made me feel sad and at the same time angry because it was unfair what both families did to them.
In conclusion we appreciated very much this book and we learnt a lot about it, especially about love and hate among people. Another thing that we learnt was that the inside of a person is what counts and not the physical appearance.
Julia and Jesica
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