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Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare Appreciated: SmartPass Audio Education Study Guide
William Shakespeare, Joan Walker
3.5 AVERAGE
7.99k reviews for:
Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare Appreciated: SmartPass Audio Education Study Guide
William Shakespeare, Joan Walker
3.5 AVERAGE
I really enjoy the Shakespearean writing style. Story is decent, but line by line it was very intriguing to read.
"For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
In this stifling heat, and my heart so sick with love, what's a better companion than Romeo and Juliet?
This is one of those stories where it gets better the more you read them. The first time I read this, I wasn't very much impressed. The second time I read this, I felt like I was reading a whole different play and I could finally see how good it was. But this third time? Goodness, I was having so much fun. Romeo and Juliet's scenes made me squeal and blush and giggle. Their love was so intense, even I felt so shy from it all.
I loved the brief introduction at the start of the book where it analysed the play, wrote of modern adaptations, and summarised the play. I didn't realise how short the play was (time-wise). Like, what do you mean all of this went down within mere days? Not even a week? Oh, "their love blazes briefly and it's extinguished in the tomb" encapsulated their story perfectly. I loved this.
This is one of those stories where it gets better the more you read them. The first time I read this, I wasn't very much impressed. The second time I read this, I felt like I was reading a whole different play and I could finally see how good it was. But this third time? Goodness, I was having so much fun. Romeo and Juliet's scenes made me squeal and blush and giggle. Their love was so intense, even I felt so shy from it all.
I loved the brief introduction at the start of the book where it analysed the play, wrote of modern adaptations, and summarised the play. I didn't realise how short the play was (time-wise). Like, what do you mean all of this went down within mere days? Not even a week? Oh, "their love blazes briefly and it's extinguished in the tomb" encapsulated their story perfectly. I loved this.
The amount of screaming i did reading this version. Unreal. Sara and I read this out loud to each other and it was such a good time
Es mi primera vez leyendo una obra de teatro, gracias a mi profesora de lengua y literatura.
Me gustó bastante, pensaba que iba a ser más pesado al momento de la lectura, pero realmente me lleve una gran sorpresa al ver que lo leí con mucha rapidez. La historia la conocemos todos, pero recomiendo mucho leerla para ver la narración de Shakespeare y su escritura tan poética, va a ver momentos que les va a parecer demasiado intenso todo, pero debemos recordar que es una obra de teatro y no una novela, se acorta más su duración, ya que debe ser interpretada en los teatros.
Dando como conclusión, estoy feliz de haber leído esta obra de teatro a pesar de ser una lectura obligatoria en la escuela.
3.5 ✨
Me gustó bastante, pensaba que iba a ser más pesado al momento de la lectura, pero realmente me lleve una gran sorpresa al ver que lo leí con mucha rapidez. La historia la conocemos todos, pero recomiendo mucho leerla para ver la narración de Shakespeare y su escritura tan poética, va a ver momentos que les va a parecer demasiado intenso todo, pero debemos recordar que es una obra de teatro y no una novela, se acorta más su duración, ya que debe ser interpretada en los teatros.
Dando como conclusión, estoy feliz de haber leído esta obra de teatro a pesar de ser una lectura obligatoria en la escuela.
3.5 ✨
Why Romeo and Juliet is held with such high regard is beyond me. It's about a group of dumb teenagers doing things that dumb teenagers do to piss off their fueding families. There. That's it. That's the play.
Now, that being said, it's actually not a bad play; it's just not nearly as good as English teachers like you to think it is. To be completely honest, I was more entertained by keeping track of all the sex jokes I found to prove to my mother that Shakespeare's stories are quite dirty.
Now, that being said, it's actually not a bad play; it's just not nearly as good as English teachers like you to think it is. To be completely honest, I was more entertained by keeping track of all the sex jokes I found to prove to my mother that Shakespeare's stories are quite dirty.
fast-paced
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
More like 2.5*. The writing was great but, the characters were SO dumb I honestly could not handle it, seriously how dumb can you get.....
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes