Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare

Did I get good enough grades to get into the Higher English class? I only hoped so. As I sat in the hall, waiting anxiously to find out which curriculum I would be following, the teacher slowly began to read out the list of pupils who had successfully achieved a high enough grade in the exams the year previous to study at a Higher level. As the Ms in the register were approaching I grew more nervous. Though thankfully I was able to sigh with relief when my name was called out! We were taken to our English class and told what we would be studying that year. It all seemed to be quite varied, a lot of different studying of prose, poetry and novels. When we were ...  Read the complete review

This play, although not considered to be one of shakespeares classics, is an excellent book. Even though i read this book for my gcse exam i did find this book quite enjoyable. The book tells of Romeo(montague) and Juliet(capulet) falling in love with each other. The love which they have is very ironic because the capulets and montagues are very big rivals and many kinsmen have died in brawls. Finally Prince(police) gives up, after a brawl, and tells the montagues and capulets that if there is one more brawl which upsets the quiet of fair veronas streets he will make them pay huge amounts of money as a punishment. Of course we all know how the story ended ...  Read the complete review

Romeo and Juiliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare and is considered by some the greatest play ever written. Its certainly one of the most played of all the shakesperean plays, it has all the elements for a modern interpretation and has a more robust language when compared with other more obscure Skakesperean plays. Whats the story. The story is set in Italy, in Verona is particular (shakespeare wrote two plays set in Verona as well as one in Venice but there is no evidence he ever left British soil, he certainly never mentions the canals in Venice). The city is torn between two rival families, the Capulets and the Montagues, the play ...  Read the complete review

Reviewing Romeo and Juliet as a book is not quite right; Shakespeare himself never published any of his plays, and intended them only for the stage. Having said that, it's an excellent read for those of us who can grasp the language, and has been enjoyed for hundreds of years. If you feel intimidated by the words Shakespeare uses, remember that the average adult knows 4000 different words, whereas Shakespeare's plays contain 29000 alone! Of course, that's where the beauty of his work comes from. When the plays were performed in the 1500s, there were no changes of scenery, with the whole play taking place in one set, so Shakespeare's image rich language had to ...  Read the complete review

This has to be the most tragic event ever written. It is, in my opinion, one of Shakespeare's finest plays - Romeo and Juliet. The city of Verona has, for centuries, been dominated by two families - Montague and Capulet. They have been at war with each other, so to speak, and each one remains well apart from the other. They are "both alike in dignity" as the prologue suggests, but hate each other. Characters loyal to the Montague family include Lord and Lady Montague, Romeo, Balthasar (Romeo's servant) Benvolio (Romeo's cousin), and Mercucio (Romeo's best friend). Characters on the Capulet side include Lord and Lady Montague, ...  Read the complete review