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A review by olga0603
Romeu e Julieta by William Shakespeare
4.0
Romeo and Juliet is one of those books that you can't miss.
Me, being a huge fan of Shakespeare's work, definitely appreciate this book.
I tend to like tragic romances, this was no exception. However, the reason behind the four star rating instead of five, is just the fact that the "romance" side of this book, how Romeo and Juliet fell in love, seemed kind of rushed. From the start you can just see it all turning out badly because the characters are so devoid of common sense and are so young and foolish. I just didn't quite "fell for" the whole instant love thing, as I never do.
Analyzing these characters, which I always do, since I have a huge tendency to pay much attention to character development, I must say I haven't felt much connection to these. Even though, considering the length of this play, I consider them reasonably well developed and so well written that you actually want to know how their story turns out, they are just very had to empathize with.
The tragic finale was just... Shakespeare. It's all so dramatic and tragic, and you expect it to turn out badly but you just want to keep on reading until the end. Shakespeare just involves you in his writing and is truly gifted in this sense. It is no wonder his work lives on, popular as ever.
A true classic, as good now as when it was written. Strongly recommend for those who love these sort of works, fans of Shakespeare or just tragic romances.
http://theperks0fbeingalibrarian.blogspot.pt/
Me, being a huge fan of Shakespeare's work, definitely appreciate this book.
I tend to like tragic romances, this was no exception. However, the reason behind the four star rating instead of five, is just the fact that the "romance" side of this book, how Romeo and Juliet fell in love, seemed kind of rushed. From the start you can just see it all turning out badly because the characters are so devoid of common sense and are so young and foolish. I just didn't quite "fell for" the whole instant love thing, as I never do.
Analyzing these characters, which I always do, since I have a huge tendency to pay much attention to character development, I must say I haven't felt much connection to these. Even though, considering the length of this play, I consider them reasonably well developed and so well written that you actually want to know how their story turns out, they are just very had to empathize with.
The tragic finale was just... Shakespeare. It's all so dramatic and tragic, and you expect it to turn out badly but you just want to keep on reading until the end. Shakespeare just involves you in his writing and is truly gifted in this sense. It is no wonder his work lives on, popular as ever.
A true classic, as good now as when it was written. Strongly recommend for those who love these sort of works, fans of Shakespeare or just tragic romances.
http://theperks0fbeingalibrarian.blogspot.pt/