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| Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library) | 
 enlarge | Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 2236
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 0743477111
Dewey Decimal Number: 822.33
EAN: 9780743477116
ASIN: 0743477111
Publication Date: January 1, 2004
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Product Description
Each edition includes: - Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
- Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
- Scene-by-scene plot summaries
- A key to famous lines and phrases
- An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
- An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
- Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.
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 Beautiful Love Story February 28, 2006
15 out of 20 found this review helpful
Romeo and Juliet is a compelling romantic tragedy which I first read at secondary school. I suppose that since the play is simple, it was a good introduction for me to the wealth of Shakespeare's genius. I thoroughly enjoyed the moving exchanges between Romeo and Juliet.
Here were two families, the Capulet and Montague that were in perpetual feud. The quarrel was going on for a long time that no one in the two families really cared to find out the root cause and if it could not be resolved. All that the two families cared about was to kill each other wherever possible.
Romeo (a Montague) falls in love with Juliet (a Capulet). However, because of the long-running feud between their families, they were married in secret by Friar Lawrence. They decide to flee Verona since Juliet was due to be married to another man. Romeo gets banished from Verona following his killing of Tybalt when he was avenging the death of his friend Mercutio.
With the dilemma that Romeo and Juliet were having, Friar Lawrence and Juliet come up with a plan for Juliet to take a poison that would make her appear dead and Romeo would come and take her when she wakes up 48 hours later. However, Romeo was not aware of the plan and when he turns up and sees Juliet apparently dead, he decides to kill himself. When eventually Juliet wakes up, she finds her lover dead so she also kills herself. When the two feuding families discover what happened, they decide to end their feud.
For those who want to start learning Shakespeare, this is a good place to start. The play is first class, simple and straightforward romantic tragedy. I love the play as it highlights the ultimate futility of all conflicts and teaches the often unfortunate and unnecessary tragic consequences of such conflicts.
Thwarted love. August 6, 2004
10 out of 15 found this review helpful
I recently re-read ROMEO AND JULIET prior to attending The Colorado Shakespeare Festival's performance of the Bard's most famous love story under the summer stars here in Boulder. It tells the familiar, romantic tragedy of an age-old feud between the Montague and Capulet familes, and the love between "star-crossed" lovers, Romeo (a Montague) and Juliet (a Capulet). After the two lovers secretly marry, the hostility between their families escalates, driving young Romeo and Juliet to their shared destiny of love and death. ROMEO AND JULIET is a powerful play about the pursuit of love in a violent society. It is also a play that reminds me that it is perhaps better to read and re-read Shakespeare than to devour one bestseller after the next.
G. Merritt
Romeo and Juliet: An exploration. July 28, 2004
9 out of 19 found this review helpful
Many people in my 9th grade class didn't understand this play because Shakespeare uses a lot of weird words to our ears. But when you get right down to it, isn't it a beautiful story, about enduring love and people and stuff? Yes it is. I won't summarize the plot here because Shakespeare isn't about the plot, oh no, it's about the way he melds a magical medley of music with witty waggish words. For example, the pun in the first scene on maidenhead. Isn't that hilarious. I laughed and laughed, but the other people in my class didn't get it. It's sad that some aren't clever enough to enjoy the rapturous beauty of the Bard. One complaint I had is that he uses a lot of cliches and stuff. Like having Juliet on the balcony, I mean, balcony scenes are kind of hackneyed so I wonder why he used it instead of something original. And the ending was so sad. When we finished reading it, I said I wish it hadn't ended it was so good, and this doofus in my class, Eddie, said that it seemed like it never ended to him. I was really glad when Eddie moved to Phoenix. Anyway, I really really recommend this book to anyone with a mind who likes being challenged and reading good plays and stuff.
--A 10th grade student from Plano
Romeo and Juliet February 4, 2005
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
Romeo and Juliet was one of my first Shakespearean plays, but I still love it. Each time I read it, it gets better and better. It's so poetic, and the way Shakespeare plays with words and phrasing in this play has yet to be beaten. And, of course, there's that irresistible plot...
In fair Verona, Italy, where this play takes place, two houses, alike in dignity, are feuding-the Monatagues and the Capulets. Romeo, a Monatague, attending an evening party at the Capulets in disguise (for if he went as himself he'd get killed), falls in love with the beautiful Juliet, who is a Capulet. Nevertheless, both find time to see each-other and fall even more in love. They marry in secret, but when Romeo is forced to kill the evil Tybalt, he is banished. Juliet is plunged into despair and hatches an elaborate plan to be with Romeo once again. This leads to their famed and passionate deaths, and, at last, the breaking of the feud between the family.
Many people like to make fun of this play (formerly me included) and call it a comedy, but I got so caught up in the plot that I actually cried at the end--just reading it. It's a sad story, but it's still so beautifully written and wonderful. A must on any shelf.
Understandable notations February 21, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
The Folger edition of Romeo and Juliet is very easy to read. The many notes and illustrations make it enjoyable.
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