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Romeo and Juliet is an amazing book. I love how it focuses on teenage romance.

"Don't waste your love on somebody who doesn't value it"

Not only is Romeo and Juliet one of the greastest classics of the XV century , is one of the most intense and tragic love stories of all time, (in my opinion).
Two families immersed in conflict and hatred, two young souls enamored on the wrong family name and this pure and intense love that consumed the young souls to the ground.
Shakespeare said it himself while writting this masterpiece,

"Those violent delights, have violent ends"

; and so they did.
We would think that dying would be the most awful fate we could atchive, but what is to be in love with somebody and not be able to love them because it's something forbidden by others, by our own families?
So maybe, their is something worse that dying.

I did not like it. Read too many versions of it, that I am tired of them.

Romeo and Juliet is one of my most un-most loved books. I despise a tale around a multi day sentiment between a thirteen year old and a seventeen year old. Presently, part of the explanation I don't care for it is a direct result of the publicity it gets from center/secondary school young ladies. That to the side, it is elegantly composed (I mean it is Shakespeare) and is certainly not a terrible story. The exercise of the fighting families is vital for individuals to recollect too. Now and then you simply need to set your own inclination to the side when love is blossoming.

I did but did not like the language. I didn't understand the middle English used. It was, however, written in a poetic style with rhyme and a unique meter, something that I loved. I have actually learnt there are versions written in the modern English and I will check it out.

Reading Romeo and Juliet is fascinating but when you do actually think about it, you realise how dumb it is. Two teenagers, one pretends to die and the other kills himself because he's blinded by his less the a week love affair.
I read this meme somewhere, it went somewhat like," imagine if only Romeo had cried a little longer at her grave", and so we should always weep a little longer

I don't think it's one of Shakespeare's best. I much prefer Macbeth and Othello - R+J is more infuriating than anything. I actually think that Shakespeare writes his moral tragedies far better than his romantic ones.

Romeo and Juliet is a famous Shakespearean tragedy taking place in the town of Verona in Italy. The story follows Romeo and young Juliet who fall in love with each other even though they both come from feuding families. As Juliet is forced to marry Paris, a nobleman who is a relative to the Prince of Verona, she comes up with a plan with the help of a Friar in the local church. The plan being that she fakes her death using a sleeping potion. Later, we find out that because of a slight miscommunication, Romeo was not aware of the plan. As Romeo finds Juliet dead, he kills himself using the poison he bought from an apothecary. Juliet wakes up from her slumber, and stabs herself after finding Romeo dead. Their deaths allowed the families of Montague and Capulet to end their feud.

The play is best read quickly, as with other plays, and the entire play only lasts about 3 days in the story. The comic relief that the characters Mercutio and Nurse provide make this play very fun to read and even act in! My major dislike with this novel is that both Romeo and Juliet meet, fall in love, and then die for each other in the span of only 3 days. For me that just seems too unrealistic to happen.

lindyk93 wrote: ↑13 Feb 2014, 15:03 Romeo and Juliet is one of my least favorite books. I detest a story about a three day romance between a thirteen year old and a seventeen year old. Now, part of the reason I do not like it is because of the hype it gets from middle/high school girls. That aside, it is well written (I mean it is Shakespeare) and is not a bad story. The lesson of the feuding families is very important for people to remember as well. Sometimes you just need to put your own feeling aside when love is blooming.

I can rely to your opinion. It's certainly well written (as you say, it's Shakspeare) but still, it's a shortcut story of three days love of some kids, with overly dramatic approach to life. As much as a message behind the story is clear and of certain importance, it doesn't seem like it deserves that much to become included to classics of literature, and moreover - I fail to understand why it has become a school reading while there are so many books that could have some more meaningful impact on developing teenage minds.

I have never read the book but know the story through movies, references in songs, etc. So I don't think I plan on reading it.

I think so, I'm the only one who didn't enjoy reading “Romeo and Juliet” much. But I loved other books by Shakespear like “The comedy of errors,” “The Taming of the Shrew,” “Macbeth” and “A Midsummer Night's Dream”. I think so, this books are underrated and deserve more.

It's my first time to read this book. I had listened so many little glances of this story bt finally I am going to read the real whole story.

I did really read this book, and it is one of the most interesting and attractive love story I have ever read and pushed me to read it once more, this story pushed a lot of adults to imitate this couple with their girlfriends, and they succeeded it finally and get married and live together happily right now. Like a magic, this one.

Thanks

I have never read the novel version of this master class romance story. This story has survived for generations so I guess it's worth checking....

I share the same sentiment. I was introduced to Romeo and Juliet in my high school years and each time I read it I pick up something that I somehow didn't understand before. It's a really good read