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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is CHAOS. I didn't have the "typical" teenage experience of falling in love and all of the stuff that comes with that, so this book was an eye-opener for me.
I was not a fan of Romeo as a character, but I have a tendency to be wary of teenage boys due to my time at secondary school so that isn't exactly a surprise to me. However, I loved Juliet. I felt a kinship with her, as she reminds me a lot of myself when I was younger.
But the events kept on getting increasingly dramatic so I was sitting there wide-eyed as it all went down. I love it when Shakespeare does chaos, I always get a kick out of it.
I was not a fan of Romeo as a character, but I have a tendency to be wary of teenage boys due to my time at secondary school so that isn't exactly a surprise to me. However, I loved Juliet. I felt a kinship with her, as she reminds me a lot of myself when I was younger.
But the events kept on getting increasingly dramatic so I was sitting there wide-eyed as it all went down. I love it when Shakespeare does chaos, I always get a kick out of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Violence
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
emotional
funny
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is may be the first time I've read this play after high school. Let me first say that the writing is superb! However, I now see this play as more of a dark comedy vs. a tragedy because...these kids (and the adults TBH) are truly dumb. I mean, this all takes place within 4 days...and Romeo was whining about Rosaline the whole first act because she wouldn't acknowledge him or give him any (literally, smart girl). Then he just happens to see Juliet at a party (one he went to solely to spy on Rosaline) and they fall in love at first sight? I really can not and I'm never having kids, haha.
If you want a good beginner play to get into Shakespeare, just read Hamlet or Macbeth.