CliffsNotes on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (Cliffsnotes Literature)

by Annaliese F. Connolly

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.In "CliffsNotes on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, " you explore Shakespeare's greatest tragedy -- the heartbreaking love story of Romeo and Juliet amid the conflict between their two feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets.

This study guide carefully walks you through every twist and turn of Shakespeare's classic by providing chapter summaries and critical analyses of each act and scene of the play. You'll also explore the life and background of the "Bard" himself -- William Shakespeare. Other features that help you study includeCharacter analyses of major playersA character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the charactersCritical essaysThe history of the play's development, as well as its first performanceA review section that tests your knowledgeA Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sites

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Genres: Literature

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 19, 2000

Reviews

[Overbooked ✎ · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Cliff complete edition is actually twice as long (243 pages) and the analysis of the play really well done.

[Tiffany Day · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic supplement to the play itself; explains many themes easily missed by the casual reader and details Elizabethan jargon. I used it as a guide to teaching and testing a Shakespeare/R&K unit for homeschooling my 7th grader. (I also had him read their explanations after he reading each of the original acts) 5 stars

[Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read the play, then the notes. Annaliese Connolly presents many themes as backed up by imagery and lines and that recur during the play that I missed. I recommend this even for the experienced reader who HAS read the play.

[Morgan]

Really easy to understand:) its a dramatic story i never knew how complicated it was :)))

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was very helpful reading this after Romeo and Juliet. There is so much more depth added to the play by reading literary analysis!