The magnificent, timeless drama is the world's most famous tale of "star-crossed lovers." The young, unshakable love of Juliet and Romeo defies the feud that divides their families—the Capulets and Montagues—as their desperate need to be together, their secret meetings, and finally their concealed marriage drive them toward tragedy. A masterwork that has long captured the hearts of audiences, this romantic tragedy has become part of the literary heritage of all peoples in all nations.
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This is undoubtedly the greatest love story ever written, spawning a host of imitators on stage and screen, including Leonard Bernstein's smash musical West Side Story, Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet filmed in 1968, and Baz Luhrmann's postmodern film version Romeo + Juliet. The tragic feud between "Two households, both alike in dignity/In fair Verona", the Montagues and Capulets, which ultimately kills the two young "star-crossed lovers" and their "death-marked love" creates issues which have fascinated subsequent generations. The play deals with issues of intergenerational and familial conflict, as well as the power of language and the compelling relationship between sex and death, all of which makes it an incredibly modern play. It is also an early example of Shakespeare fusing poetry with dramatic action, as he moves from Romeo's lyrical account of Juliet--"she doth teach the torches to burn bright!" to the bustle and action of a 16th-century household (the play contains more scenes of ordinary working people than any of Shakespeare's other works). It also represents an experimental attempt to fuse comedy with tragedy. Up to the third act, the play proceeds along the lines of a classic romantic comedy. The turning point comes with the death of one of Shakespeare's finest early dramatic creations--Romeo's sexually ambivalent friend Mercutio, whose "plague o' both your houses" begins the play's descent into tragedy, "For never was a story of more woe/Than this of Juliet and her Romeo". --Jerry Brotton
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'These tapes are invaluable not just because of the quality of the diction and presentation but because they are based on the complete text as established by Philip Edwards for the New Cambridge Shakespeare edition of the plays. They may be used in conjunction with the plays or simply listened to for the sheer joy of hearing Shakespeare's wonderful language without having to endure the absurdities of so many modern productions.' Contemporary Review
'Well worth acquiring for any good audio collection.' AVL-Multimedia Information
'The CD jacket boasts of a performance of 'the complete text: fully dramatised' - a Shakespearean purist's dream … a comprehensive and faithful treatment of the play'. Cahiers Elisabéthains --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
'Well worth acquiring for any good audio collection.' AVL-Multimedia Information
'The CD jacket boasts of a performance of 'the complete text: fully dramatised' - a Shakespearean purist's dream … a comprehensive and faithful treatment of the play'. Cahiers Elisabéthains --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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My son needed this book for his school homework. The book as such doesn't need a review everybody knows the story whoever publishes it and it is a great one!!! The book in itself is easy to use and take everywhere like a good paperback should be...
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The Arden Shakespeare is a scholarly edition intended for students andthose doing research on Shakespeare. The extensive notes are very usefulfor those who study Shakespeare at degree level and above. Since moststudents already know the meanings of archaic words there is little needto explain them in the notes - which are not there to entertain but toinform. Don't buy it if you aren't studying Shakespeare, there are cheaperversions available for the casual reader.
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I'm currently doing an A Level in English and this is a great study guide.
The play is on the right hand page and the study notes, interpretations and references are on the left. You'll never get lost with this book.
The play is on the right hand page and the study notes, interpretations and references are on the left. You'll never get lost with this book.
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I read this when I was at school and did it for my GCSE's back in the 00's. I love it and good for anyone who's doing it for English Lit at any level.
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Something creeps me out about the fact that this 'romance' is essentially the love story between an 18 year old and a 12 year old that ends in the death of five people. Read more
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The product is first class in every way. It is being used for English Lit. GCSE and is an ideal version of the play for this age group.
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