This play, as is common with Shakespeare, deteriorates greatly towards the end. His comedies are my favorites--don't give up on him if you haven't yet read "A Midsummer's Night Dream," or "The Taming of the Shrew," although I would recommend perusing through a copy that has explainations of some of the terminology--it makes the jokes easier to comprehend.
This, however, is one of my least...
more This play, as is common with Shakespeare, deteriorates greatly towards the end. His comedies are my favorites--don't give up on him if you haven't yet read "A Midsummer's Night Dream," or "The Taming of the Shrew," although I would recommend perusing through a copy that has explainations of some of the terminology--it makes the jokes easier to comprehend.
This, however, is one of my least favorites. Romeo is a flop the entire way through. Juliet starts out as a decent character, with her wit and resourcefulness, but she soon transforms into a pathetic preteen. The character who was my favorite was actually Mercutio--he was so much more interesting. If you ever get the chance, I would actually recommending seeing the movie version "Romeo + Juliet" (produced in the late '90s, I believe) with Claire Danes. It's set in modern America, but they keep to the original script, and they actually do a decent job with it. Plus, Mercutio is amazing. All the other movies I've seen were worthless.
All in all, hardly my favorite of the reknowned Shakespeare's plays. He's done better.
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