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Summary: Complex Love
Review: I have seen all movie versions about Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and still love the book everytime I revisit the story. Every word captivates the reader into truly feeling the passion and tragedy of these two lovers. Even a character such as Tybalt Capulet won me over as far as description goes. 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: A great love story
Review: I think that this is a great book because it tells you how much two peple can really love each other and they gave up their lifes for their love.
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Summary: The pure essence of love
Review: 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. For me, it is a study on passion, of instantaneous, immediate and eternal passion of love; absolute and without doubts; pure and immaculate. The lovers never have to discover the realities of living together. Their love stays in an absolute state of pureness. So, it is a vision of love in its most extreme state. Shakespeare's true genius can be observed in the fact that all of his plays, especially this one, can and have been adapted to a wide array of ages, places and circumstances. The story is universal because so is the passion it examines. The characters are unbelievably strong and accurate. The environment is wonderful Middle Ages Italy. The plot is twisted yet simple, and the Bard's sentences are pure poetry of the highest kind. No one should die without having read "Romeo and Juliet".
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Summary: A True Italian Tragedy
Review: Romeo and Juliet is a Elizabethan play where two star-croseed teenagers take their lives for the name of love. In the city of Verona, Italy, two of the richest familes are in feud and have interrupted the streets three times. The prince says that one more violent intrude in the streets, and someone will have to die. Romeo's best friend is killed by Tybalt, Juliet's cousin. In retaliation, Romeo slays Tybalt. Romeo is then exiled, not put to death, for doing what the government would have done anyway. Juliet and Romeo are saddend by his banishment. Juliet fakes her death in order to be able to runaway with Romeo to a nearby city called Mantua. Romeo takes it as her real death, and slays himself by her side. Juliet then wakes up and stabs herself with his dagger. They are found, two lovers bound by their families hate, side by side, in the Capulet tomb. Their parents vow to end the feud and build golden statues in their memory. A TRUE FAVORITE!
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Summary: The nature of passion
Review: The enduring quality of the play is rooted in its treatment of love as a compelling, engaging, yet little understood, human experience. On one level, the love presented in Romeo and Juliet is one that is immature, based, as it is, on essentially physical attraction. The simplicity - one could argue, the child-like quality - of it may, ironically, intensify the passionate nature of the story. The romance is also short-lived and experienced within a small interval of time. The meaning of the play is more likely to be found, however, between the lines, extracted from the rich tapestry of images and references for which Shakespeare is renowned. These observation raise the question about the nature of passion. Here is one to consider: How does passion (and love as an instance of it) relate to the fundamental nature of human longing, quest, and need; in this context, what are the characteristics of the human self, the individual, and its relation to something other than self? Does passion of necessity by virtue of its basis in the self, have a physical dimension, always? Nietzsche always played with the Dionysian vs. Appolonian. Passion may be a necessary ingredient for creative achievement; a purely rational disposition does not produce it. We are raw stuff and that is what greatness is made of. One last question, extreme behavior (e.g. suicide) is observable in the real world, not only on stage; hence the development in Romeo and Juliet may not be so implausible - does passion of necessity entail an irrational dimension? Should it? Well, the only way to really ponder this is to engage in the process of reading Shakespeare and to take from the tapestry that which is cathartic, that which is beneficial or simply that which is beautiful - the rest I leave to Shakespeare.
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Summary: True Love
Review: The play's setting is the Italian city of Verona where Romeo and Juliet, the star-crossed lovers, face authorianism with a blood feud between each other's family, the Montegues and the Capulets. At a feast, Romeo notices and is struck by Juliet's beauty. At the first opportunity he approaches her; they fall in love immediately. Only after parting do they learn that they belong to rival families. The two exchange vows and decide to marry the next day, expecting that they will bring peace to the feuding families. Many deaths resulted from this relationship. Romeo and Juliet is one of the best romantic stories in history which motivated many people to rethink hatred against one another. It captures the essence of true love.
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: This was the very first Shakespeare book that I read. I knew the basic storyline (who doesn't?), but at the end, tears were still spilling. After reading this play, I couldn't see how anyone could ever complain about having to read Shakespeare. His phrasing was absolutely phenomenal. His brilliance really showed through in this play, I think. It was easy for me to relate to this book, since the characters are both teenagers who are madly in love with one another, and both parents disapprove. That element is real-life, which makes it very easy to relate to. I also think Shakespeare brought the characters across in a way that made me personalize them on a higher level. All in all, I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a challenge and a tear-jerker in one. Shakespeare was and will forever remain a genius.
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Summary: Exeptional
Review: This book is a story tells a story about true love. The characters Romeo and juliet has been a role model for many people in their love life.This story includes all the elements to prove that love that Romeo and Juliet had was true love. William Shakespeare uses tragedy,love, hate, pride, and irony. Romeo, from house the house of Montagues,is best described as a love. He does things for Juliet even though it risks his life. But no matter the consequences, he went with hs feelings. Juliet, from house of Capulets, is a lover at will. She had never loved a man as much a Romeo. But though they were from opposing families, she finds a way to marry him. There were many tragedies. Two being Mercutio and Tybalts death. There were many more tragedies that happened and one main reason why they happened which was the fact that the two house were against each other. This caused all the tragedies because if they were not, both lovers would live happily. One thing that kept the family against each other was the pride in their name. If it were not for the name then all would not end in tragedy. One ironic part in this story was when the two lovers got married. Getting married usually makes life better but in this marraige, it made thing worse and turned the story into a different direction. This story must have been the best story i have ever read. It is love story that makes me think of how far i would go for a girl. Though it is hard to read, I enjoyed it very much and i suggest the book to all the lovers out there but could be enjoyed by all.
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Summary: Don't watch this book.
Review: This was by far the worst science fiction novel I have ever watched. While the story of two lovers may seem romantic to some people, the use of spaceships and alien robots was very unneccesairy. The worst part of this play had to be the end where both charaters joined up with Marty McFly to save the universe. Thumbs down to you sir! The remix WAS better.
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Summary: The Greatest Play on Earth!
Review: I was required to read this play for my ninth grade honors English class. I was expecting it to be a good read, but I found it to be an excellent read! Shakespeare is a true genius. His witty puns and his enthralling details kept me grabbing onto every word. I am a true romantic at heart, and this was a very touching play. The character development and the ironic plot twists are also a very nice touch. If you have never read Shakespeare before, read this and you will be hooked on him forever.
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