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Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

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May 24, 2012 Melissa Wiebe rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics, shakespeare, 2012, classics-club

Originally reviewed at Jayne's Books.

This is one of my favourite plays but for some strange reason, this took me awhile to actually read. Part of it had to do with the fact that I didn't feel like reading and that I had other things to read in the meantime. Anyways, I quite enjoyed it and still remains one of my favourites. I think what struck me was how complex the play is and even though I have seen the Leonardo Dicaprio and Claire Danes version of the play (yes, I realize that its a modern ve ...more

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Sep 13, 2007 Debbie rated it really liked it

I'm not a believer in love at first sight, so I always thought the premise was a bit silly. I didn't come to love this play until I taught it to a group of ninth graders during my semester of student teaching.

I had read the play in school, but was never given the opportunity to do more than merely read it. My students were encouraged to act it out and to watch clips from several versions to see how a different director's perspective could change the story. The most fun day was when the class di ...more

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