Romeo and Juliet (Dover Thrift Editions)

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Summary: Really good book! You should read it!
Review: "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; whose misadventur'd piteous overthrows, doth with their death bury their parents' strife." This is part of the opening prologue from William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." From this passage you can get a clear picture of the events that take place in this play. "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes," from these selected words you are safe to say that this play is about two different families. "A pair of star-crossed lover;" you can see that there are two people in love. " Doth with their death, bury their parents' strife;" this means that their parent's have been feuding for a long time, and only in their children's death do their parents realize the seriousness of their actions. "Romeo and Juliet," is a romantic tragedy, as are most of William Shakespeare's plays. This reading is fiction, although, it seems so real, because it relates with some modern issues.
"Romeo and Juliet," is my favorite book. William Shakespeare's characters in most of his plays go against their parent's or have to choose between them. I agree with what Shakespeare shows in this play; it helps young adults relate to his books. In "Romeo and Juliet," the two young adults have to choose if they want to be together because they're in love or turn the other way because their parent's don't get along.
This book really makes me think; if I was in this situation my decisions would be very hard, I wouldn't be able to make up my mind as fast as Romeo and Juliet did. I think anyone that has a chance to read this and has an opportunity to dissect it, it's a good idea because it really makes you think; what would you do in this situation.

Rating:
Summary: Really Good! You should read it!
Review: "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; whose misadventur'd piteous overthrows, doth with their death bury their parents' strife." This is part of the opening prologue from William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." From this passage you can get a clear picture of the events that take place in this play. "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes," from these selected words you are safe to say that this play is about two different families. "A pair of star-crossed lover;" you can see that there are two people in love. " Doth with their death, bury their parents' strife;" this means that their parent's have been feuding for a long time, and only in their children's death do their parents realize the seriousness of their actions. "Romeo and Juliet," is a romantic tragedy, as are most of William Shakespeare's plays. This reading is fiction, although, it seems so real, because it relates with some modern issues.
"Romeo and Juliet," is my favorite book. William Shakespeare's characters in most of his plays go against their parent's or have to choose between them. I agree with what Shakespeare shows in this play; it helps young adults relate to his books. In "Romeo and Juliet," the two young adults have to choose if they want to be together because they're in love or turn the other way because their parent's don't get along.
This book really makes me think; if I was in this situation my decisions would be very hard, I wouldn't be able to make up my mind as fast as Romeo and Juliet did. I think anyone that has a chance to read this and has an opportunity to dissect it, it's a good idea because it really makes you think; what would you do in this situation.

Rating:
Summary: Really Good! You should read it!
Review: "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; whose misadventur'd piteous overthrows, doth with their death bury their parents' strife." This is part of the opening prologue from William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." From this passage you can get a clear picture of the events that take place in this play. "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes," from these selected words you are safe to say that this play is about two different families. "A pair of star-crossed lover;" you can see that there are two people in love. " Doth with their death, bury their parents' strife;" this means that their parent's have been feuding for a long time, and only in their children's death do their parents realize the seriousness of their actions. "Romeo and Juliet," is a romantic tragedy, as are most of William Shakespeare's plays. This reading is fiction, although, it seems so real, because it relates with some modern issues.
"Romeo and Juliet," is my favorite book. William Shakespeare's characters in most of his plays go against their parent's or have to choose between them. I agree with what Shakespeare shows in this play; it helps young adults relate to his books. In "Romeo and Juliet," the two young adults have to choose if they want to be together because they're in love or turn the other way because their parent's don't get along.
This book really makes me think; if I was in this situation my decisions would be very hard, I wouldn't be able to make up my mind as fast as Romeo and Juliet did. I think anyone that has a chance to read this and has an opportunity to dissect it, it's a good idea because it really makes you think; what would you do in this situation.

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Summary: Bad Edition
Review: I am giving the Dover Thrift Edition 1 star, not the play, the play is a world classic and a masterpiece. The edition, however, is pitiful. I would like to know how many people were lured into buying this because it is so cheap?

This would not do for any kind of performance because it provides very little, if any, notes as to what is going on in the background, what the actors should be doing, how they are feeling, details at all! It is simply a horrible edition for anything but putting on your bookshelf to rot. Unless you never plan on reading this book, don't buy it. PLEASE!

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Summary: Read it.
Review: If you have not read 'Romeo and Juliet', go read it now. After you've finished reading it, read it again. It is quite possibly the best love story ever told.

Rating:
Summary: Read it.
Review: If you have not read 'Romeo and Juliet', go read it now. After you've finished reading it, read it again. It is quite possibly the best love story ever told.

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Summary: Well worth the money.
Review: Romeo and Juliet does not read as well as some other plays such as Hamlet. It must be seen to be fully enjoyed. Nevertheless, I would reccomend this edition of the play. It is dirt cheap, for the amount of content you recieve, it is well worth the money. I reccomended it, however I strongly suggest you watch the play first before reading it. I believe that only after you watch the play will you fully appreciate it.

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Summary: it would be even better if it weren't so cliched
Review: Romeo and Juliet is the most famous Shakespeare play, and it is a very good play; very romantic, and eventful and interesting. But to many people, it's the only Shakespeare play and there are all of those pretentious teenyboppers/pubescent teenage girls who basically lament over how it's so romantic, and all that stuff, basically categorizing it in the ilk of pointless, bland and meaningless romance novels. It is also used as a metaphor for anything romantic, to the point where it's predictable, cliched and trite, an insult to Shakespeare and his works.

And if you think about it, the play itself is somewhat unrealistic in my opinion, mainly about how Romeo and Juliet fell in love and died together. They knew each other for 3 days, but probably knew of each other's existence since their respective families (Montague and Capulet) were bitter enemies. You can't really fall in love in 3 days... well you can I suppose, but not to the point where you would commit suicide over it. Plus the ending could've been varied in real life: Sure the two families could have made amends when their two children died, but it could also have further divided them as well, so you must imagine the possibilities on such an event.

Despite its cliches and questionable sense of reality, R&J is a worthwhile play, certainly an essential piece of literature. It is not the best Shakespeareplay in my opinion, but you can check it out if you'd like.

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Summary: The Star-Crossed Lovers
Review: The peace in the streets of Verona has just been disturbed for the third time by the two great warring families: the Montegues? and the Capulets?. It is a family quarrel that spans generations and fuels the emotions of the youngsters of the families to the point where they cannot even look upon one another without wishing to kill each other. In this poisonous atmosphere, Romeo, a Montegue, and Juliet, a Capulet, fall in love.

At first, Romeo and Juliet are shocked when they find out who each other is but love wins out over family hatred. Romeo wants to marry the girl and seeks the help of Friar Lawrence. The clergyman is initially stunned by this latest development but realizes that this marriage would end the quarrel. He marries them that day but then tragedy strikes.

No one else knows of this secret marriage when Tybalt, a nephew of Lord Capulet challenges Romeo to a duel. Tybalt discovered that Romeo crashed his uncle?s party and wanted to kill him. Romeo knows he is now related to Tybalt by marriage and declines a duel. Mercutio, Romeo?s good friend, thinks Romeo has become a coward and fights Tybalt on his behalf. Romeo tries to break up the fight and in doing so Mercutio is slain. Romeo, in vengeful anger, slays Tybalt and is banished from Verona.

To Romeo, banishment is the same as death. He?s lost his wife and family. But the good friar convinces him that he can make everything all right and will send for him later. But more bad luck strikes the "star-crossed lovers." Lord Capulet insists that Juliet marry Paris. The friar once more has a plan to save the day and gives the girl a potion that simulates death. When she wakes up forty-eight hours later Romeo will be there to take her away. The problem is Romeo never gets the friar?s message and his servant tells him Juliet is dead. Romeo plans to poison himself and die with Juliet like Quasimodo with Esmirelda in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."

More bad luck. Romeo dies before Juliet wakes up. When she awakens she discovers Romeo and kills herself. The families learn from the friar all that transpired and in their shock were able to set aside their quarrel.

"Romeo and Juliet" is a beautiful play about love conquering hatred and healing a serious interfamily wound. As in most tragedies many people had to die before this healing could come about. The two lovers understood the risk that they were taking but were willing to die for their love, and in doing so they healed two families


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Summary: Not my favorite
Review: This isn't my favorite of all of Shakespeare's stuff. First of all, Mercutio is the best character, and he dies too soon. Second, I didn't really like Romeo and Juliet enough to care a lot when they died.
As for all the metaphors and allusions packed in, that's always interesting. I think people start Shakespeare with this play, because it's not as difficult as the other tragedies, which I suppose is a good idea. After this, go to Macbeth (the best!).