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    <body><![CDATA[Romeo and Juliet, abridged.<br/><br/>ROMEO: I’m Romeo, and I used to be emo and annoying but now I’m so totally in luuuuurve and it’s AWESOME. <br/>MERCUTIO: Okay, three things: One, there’s only room in this play for one awesome character and it’s <em>me</em>, bitch. Two, you’re still emo and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22496970">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not sure what annoys me more - the play that elevated a story about two teenagers meeting at a ball and instantly &quot;falling in love&quot; then deciding to get married after knowing each other for one night into the most well-known love story of all time, or the middle schools that feed this ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31375803">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[How someone can go and get two degrees in English and not read <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>, I have absolutely no idea. Why I would take it upon myself to read Shakespeare when I’m under no obligation, I’m afraid only fellow writers and lit geeks will understand.<br/><br/>It’s among the best-known stori...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/139405">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was told I could learn everything I needed to know about life from &quot;Romeo and Juliet&quot;. The play doesn't stand out in my mind in terms of plot or motivation, however the whole thing is worth paying a great deal of attention to because of a handful of speeches. Most notably, Mercutio's &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8247141">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Let's talk for a minute about why I would give 5 stars to this awful story.  I just need to step back 25 years.  I first read this when I was in junior high (just the age of our star-crossed lovers), and I absolutely loathed it.  Unfortunately, I didn't just simmer quietly about it--I loathed this L...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22611239">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[     A familar title, Romeo and Juliet is a heart-breaking story about a pair of &quot;star-crossed&quot; lovers.  This is an inspiring literature written in Elizathen age.  Because of the ancient grudge, two households, capulet and montague are separated from the world with the hatred sword, otherw...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55535366">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Uh....I'm reading one of these editions of Romeo and Juliet, by one of those publishers. I am switch hitting at work, this and &quot;I&quot; by Stephen Dixon. <br/><br/>It's been since college since I've read any Shakespeare. Thankfully this wasn't too long ago.<br/><br/>When a somewhat uneducated c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35257869">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[rushing into thing is never does any good. Think things thru. Listen to your gut !and when u have a philosophy on life u should fallow it! Life is like ying-&amp;-yang there is balancey . Dont love hard or too soft.(5th  time reading the play and NOW I'm starting to understand!) <br/> <br/>ignore the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12280815">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The first time I read Romeo and Juliet (my freshman year of high school), I hated it.  I had always heard it built up as a great love story, a great romance- and I didn't see it at all.  To me, it seemed a pretty pointless story about a couple of idiotic teenagers in lust.  The ridiculous essays I w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1973254">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked Romeo and Juliet, but honestly, I don't see what all the hype is about. It's a story about stupid, hormone-driven teenagers who are only thinking with their penises and vaginas, and as a result they nearly wipe out both of their families. All in the name of puppy love and secret sex. How doe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45616438">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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