Romeo and Juliet

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William Shakespeare

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Romeo and Juliet is the world's most famous drama of tragic young love, ending with their suicides, against the backdrop of a vicious family feud. It has been praised for its language and dramatic effect.Shakespeare set the scene of the play in Verona, Italy. Juliet, a Capulet, and Romeo, a Montague, fall in love at a masked ball. Because the two noble families are enemies, the couple is married secretly by Friar Laurence. After Tybalt, a Capulet, kills Romeo’s friend Mercutio in a quarrel, Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished to Mantua. Juliet's father then demands that she marry Count Paris. When Juliet goes to Friar Laurence for advice, he gives her a potion that makes a person appear to be dead. He suggests that she take it and that Romeo rescue her; she agrees. Not knowing about the Friar's scheme, Romeo hears of Juliet's apparent death and returns to Verona. After killing Count Paris, he finds Juliet in a burial vault. He gives her a last kiss and kills himself with poison. Juliet awakens, sees the dead Romeo, and kills herself.

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""These violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss consume.""

pia (taylor's version)

"It's a fine story, and it's perfectly understandable why it's survived the test of time. It does have some beautiful dialogue and some interesting characters. However, as a story, it's not the best ever. It requires a lot of historical context, and it's a little hard to read as a screenplay - But it's a classic, so I would recommend just reading it once, it's interesting to see what other people think, as it's a story I think a lot of people have lots of different opinions on. 7/10"

Madelyn

"This was fine - I'm not much into reading plays for fun so it's not something I would read again. I'd like to give 3.5 stars but don't want to give only 3"

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Piper Havens

"This is a tragic romance. If you have never read Shakespeare before and you are more of an Edgar Allen Poe type of reader, I think you would enjoy some of his plays as well. True it is not for everybody but give it a try and you just may very well like it."

Caitlin Lavender

"Although this play is read by many, it is one that I really enjoyed reading. "

Sydnee Thompson

"Classic story!"

wanda ross

"In Know When People See This Book They Think Old Basic Romance But It’s A Exciting Book You Won’t Wanna Put Down It’s About Two Lovers Who Can’t Be Together So They Do Something Crazy That I Won’t Say So I Don’t Spoil It If You Wanna Read It."