dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I dunno, guys, I love the dramatics of it all.... and some scenes are actually very funny. And Shakespeare invented modern literature sooooooo.... that’s why it’s 5 stars.

3,5
challenging emotional fast-paced
challenging funny sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I didn't expect to like it this much
challenging dark emotional 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: No

honestly, my fault for writing off shakespeare before i had ever read any of his works. surprisingly (though it really shouldn't be -- he is THE english writer at least) this was actually kind of fun. bro can write!
i fear romeo and juliet's first interaction may be the most romantic thing i have ever read. not to quote entire passages but...

romeo: "have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?"

juliet: "ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer."

romeo: "o, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do!
they pray: grant thou, lest faith turn to despair."

juliet: "saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake."

romeo: "then move not while my prayer's effect i take."
(he kisses her)
romeo: "thus from my lips, by thine my sin is purged."

juliet: "then have my lips the sin that they have took."

romeo: "from my lips? o trespass sweetly urged!
give me my sin again."

excuse me?! the invention of yearning might have taken place in verona, actually. the cure for non-chalance, perhaps.

Oh dear.

They both die in the end

4.5 stars