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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

43 reviews

crustywhitedog's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

Minor: Sexual content and Rape

luxxltyd's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny

k_shimer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Toxic relationship

ayphyx's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Would y’all kill me if i said that this play is probably one of Shakespeare’s most misunderstood works. It’s really not a play about what stupid teenagers do when they’re in love and more about unjustified and senseless violence and how it not only hurts those who perpetrate that violence, but also innocent people, children. The roles that Romeo and Juliet play are forced upon them. They are forced to become child martyrs when all they wanted to be were lovers. Romeo and Juliet’s love did not murder Mercutio, Tybalt, Lady Montague, or even Romeo and Juliet themselves (although an argument could be made for Paris), it was the blood feud between the two houses that set the stage for their deaths. Whether or not the love between Romeo and Juliet was genuine is not the point, the point is that two children should not have to die in order to stop the adults from fighting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Violence, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

schaffermi's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Misogyny and Suicidal thoughts

teaskate's review against another edition

A school literature, but not too bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Grief, Death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

iabsolutelydespisesoggytomatos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

 2.7☆
I read this for the assigned reading, expecting it to be horrifying and horrible, but I must confess that I found the storytelling to be enjoyable (or maybe it was the impressions my class did of Romeo and Juliet when we read it or the fact we just roasted the characters every English lesson). Do I still believe that the "love at first sight" thing is a myth and absolutely absurd? Yes, I MEAN HE WAS IN LOVE WAS ROSALINE JUST TWO SECONDS AGO!! do I still believe it was a little dragged out when they killed themselves for each other? absolutely (very unrealistic but "romantic"), But in the end, I managed to comprehend, And enjoy it, will definitely be checking out more of Shakespeare's works from now on.😉 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Child death, and Suicide

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent

G slur.

usjdjfnnffm2737's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

david_slack110507's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicide, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, Sexual content, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault