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7.8k reviews for:
Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare Appreciated: SmartPass Audio Education Study Guide
William Shakespeare, Joan Walker
3.5 AVERAGE
7.8k reviews for:
Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare Appreciated: SmartPass Audio Education Study Guide
William Shakespeare, Joan Walker
3.5 AVERAGE
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A really good classic. Obviously kind of hard to read but when you get used to it, it’s completely fine tbh. If you try to forget for a second that the book is a classic and everyone knows what happens before reading it one has to admit that the plot is kind of crazy like really good. I literally read it in one session in like an hour so loveeee it.
emotional
sad
tense
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:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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
Grappig om te lezen dat Romeo 16 is, Juliet 13. Ze kennen elkaar pas 1 dag, worden hysterisch verliefd en het eindigt slecht. Verrassend goed leesbaar, grappig en ontzettend dramatisch. Dit is niet zozeer een verhaal over liefde, maar neigt meer naar hysterie. Desondanks een prachtig stuk!
“These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which as they kiss consume. The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
Therefore love moderately; long love doth so;
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.”
“These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which as they kiss consume. The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
Therefore love moderately; long love doth so;
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.”
I believe I read this in highschool, or at least I have vague recollections of people acting parts out in class; but I didn't really remember much other than "Romeo, Romeo, Where for art thou Romeo?" When a friend of mine showed me he had the annotated version, I jumped at the chance to read it again, with the help of the annotations of course. I felt like a giddy idiot reading this book again because of how much I loved it. I loved the language, I loved the masked humor, I loved the forbidden love, I loved it all. Had it not been a friends book I was borrowing I probably would have read it again the minute I finished.
We all know the story of the two star-crossed lovers who are forbidden to be together because of their families. But after reading it again six years after graduating high school, it means so much more to me now. I can appreciate the humor and the way the language rolls off the tongue. I can relate to the feelings of young love that are expressed by the two main characters. It was a beautiful story to read again as an adult, and has sparked a new hunger in me to read more of Shakespeare's work. I feel as though I've been missing out on the best, worst kept secret ever.
We all know the story of the two star-crossed lovers who are forbidden to be together because of their families. But after reading it again six years after graduating high school, it means so much more to me now. I can appreciate the humor and the way the language rolls off the tongue. I can relate to the feelings of young love that are expressed by the two main characters. It was a beautiful story to read again as an adult, and has sparked a new hunger in me to read more of Shakespeare's work. I feel as though I've been missing out on the best, worst kept secret ever.
Really cool story, plot twists are cool and the use of love ending in death
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No