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Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
By: (1564-1616)

William Shakespeare’s most well-known play is more than most people realize. While it is the story of star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, it is also the story of two families in the middle of a bitter feud. Many people avoid the story because they believe it will be too difficult to read, but this is not true at all. Within a few paragraphs, the play captures your imagination and attention.

Juliet is 13 years old and is love with the son of her father’s enemy. Her father has promised that she will marry another boy when it is time, but she refuses to accept the suit. One night, Romeo sneaks into a ball in Juliet’s home (in hopes of seeing a girl he is in love with) when he overhears Juliet speaking of her love for him. He steps out of the shadows and they decide to marry. They are married the next day in secret.

It is discovered that Romeo snuck into the ball and Juliet’s cousin is angry and challenges him to a duel. When Romeo refuses to fight, a man is killed and Romeo is banished from the country. Juliet is thrown into a depression and her father decides she needs to get married right away. However, the Friar who helped Juliet marry Romeo comes up with a plan to get Romeo back and to unite the families. The plan unravels quickly, though.

The story of Romeo and Juliet has everything that a reader could want. Like many of Shakespeare’s works, it has comedy and tragedy, but it also has love, family, duals, good and evil. Do not pick up the book assuming that knowing about the tragedy will ruin the story. The tale of how both families got to this point is one that will not soon be forgotten. The lessons of love and forgiveness are ones that are just as important more than 400 years after the play was written.


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Reviews (Rated: 5 Stars - 8 reviews)

Reviewer: - August 28, 2017
Subject: Audiobook
Loved it. Btw I know my name is spelt weird
Reviewer: - February 26, 2016
Great reading.
Reviewer: - February 24, 2016
Subject: romeo and juliet
Great Job Sam I really enjoyed it
Reviewer: - September 9, 2014
Subject: Review
WOW! I'm very impressed with the reading. What an incredibly hard book to read. I really enjoyed this book. I've read the book and saw the movie back in the 70's but this was by far the best. Good job Sam. :0)
Reviewer: - February 6, 2014
Subject: Great job
Thanks for the good job! I love it.
Reviewer: - June 9, 2013
Nice Book!
Reviewer: - April 15, 2013
Thanks for the thought of making this but the voice of the person I can't stand. He sounds like that frog from the Muppets.
Reviewer: - January 19, 2013
Subject: love
Romeo and Juliet is an early tragedy by William Shakespeare about two teenage “star-cross’d lovers” whose “untimely deaths” ultimately unite their feuding households. The play has been highly praised by literary critics for its language and dramatic effect. It was among Shakespeare’s most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Its influence is still seen today, with the two main characters being widely represented as archetypal young lovers.


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