Romeo and Juliet

Pros: The social satire.
Cons: Shakespeare's idea of "love".

Before reading this review, know that I have seen a lot of and really appreciate the works of William Shakespeare. Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth are among my favorite plays of all time. But, for some reason, I am not very fond of ...

Pros: great for all new readers of Shakespeare
Cons: experienced readers might say "yek"

The classic, Romeo and Juliet is meant to be performed and watched, not read. But there are many people, especially my young students, who look at the original text and their lips tremble. Well, the makers of Cliffsnotes have a wonderful solution...

Pros: Tybalt and Mercutio: two of Shakespeare's greatest stock characters
Cons: Weak tragic "hero" in charmingly foolish Romeo, illogical plot, flat story

Over almost five centuries, "Romeo and Juliet" has endured as Shakespeare's most popular and well-known play in his canon. The story of two teenage, star-crossed lovers has resonated with readers and viewers on film and on stage for eons. Yet, I find it ...

Pros: Shakespeare, brilliant characterizations
Cons: emulation possibilities with a teen readership

William Shakespeare's best-known work. Romeo and Juliet is the classical tale of star-crossed lovers. Shakespeare could have said after this one, " Okay, folks, this is the classic tragic love story, all the rest of you are just trying to get second...

Pros: great play
Cons: language

The first time that I read this play had to be when I was in 7th grade. We read in in my english class. I really enjoyed, although I didn't understand some of the language. Once again, My class read Romeo and Juliet in my 9th grade english class. This...

Pros: wonderful
Cons: none

Here's what i think about the love between Romeo and Juliet -

Love is a strong and influential force that is obviously present in William Shakespeare’s, Romeo and Juliet, and throughout this essay, I will support my perceptions of its...

Pros: It's a great love story that many people can relate to.
Cons: Shakespeare maybe a little hard to translate.

First of all, I love Shakespeare's work. Some of his work maybe complicated to understand but they are wonderful. Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most popular stories because it's not as complicated as his other stories. Romeo and Juliet is my ...

Pros: Demonstrates a type of love;"Romantic Love"
Cons: Boring story, movie is better

I have to admit the movie is a bit more interesting than the story. Romeo and Juliet is young and curious. The reason I say this is because they fell in love too easily and was willing to die and lie to their parents to be with each other.In the ...

Pros: It was detailed and beautifully written.
Cons: The end was not a happy fairytale, which saddened me.

William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet showed me that love could make anything possible. The story of these two young lovers makes me see how strong true love can be, and how even parents are sometimes to blind to see what is really there. William...