Hardcover, 158 pages
Published by Akasha Classics.
General Editor Richard Adams • Complete and unexpurgated Shakespeare texts • Extensive notes and questions opposite the text for a structured approach to study • Suggestions for examination preparation and classroom activities • Personal essays, editorial material and illustrations focus on the play as theatre • Written by specialist editors, all experienced teachers or examiners ROMEO AND JULIET WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Edited by Paul Cheetham English Department, Lord Williams's School, Thame With a personal essay by Irving Wardle Theatre Critic of The Times
Ha estado entretenido pero no me ha enamorado la historia
No por nada es un referente de la literatura universal. El lenguaje, las reacciones extremas de los personajes, la mezcla de lo trágico y lo cómico entre tantísimos otros detalles hacen de esta obra una parada obligatoria para quien tenga un poco de curiosidad por los clásicos.
This is a re-reading but the first time with this particular edition. The Royal Shakespeare Company Modern Library edition is just beautifully clear. When I picked this up I just had to buy it and now intend to get hold of them all.
It's the combination of modern font, clear, unfussy layout and the obvious accessibility of the notes on the page that make it so much easier to understand and enjoy.
The scholarship brings out all the earthy, bawdy double meanings and brings old Shakespeare to life.
Not my favourite play, but I still appreciate the artistry of the layered meanings in many of the exchanges.
On another re-read, there's enough humour here to warrant another star. While the primary narrative is still lacking a bit of the subtlety that we see in some of Shakespeare's later (more philosophical) works, there are still some great lines, and a lot of fun.
I haven't read this since high school. I remember enjoying it, but found I enjoyed it a bit more this time. The first blush of young infatuation. Love at first sight. Family feuds. And death. The play that spawned a thousand movies and has set an unrealistic, strangely morbid bar for teens everywhere. I would blame Leonardo DiCaprio but I know this obsession was there long before our pal Leo caused millions of ladies to swoon. The family conflicts are so outdated in this day and age, but the insanity of pubescent hormones are alive and well even now. Read it, debate it, perform it--it's a classic for a reason.
Read this in the Modern English version. nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/
