Romeo and Juliet

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Folger Shakespeare Library

By William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press, 2004, Mass Market Paperback

Customer Rating: 29 reviews Recommend

Product Description

Each edition includes:

Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
Scene-by-scene plot summaries
A key to famous lines and phrases
An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.

Product Details

Title: Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Sales Rank: 4270 in Books
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Washington Square Press, 2004-01-01, Mass Market Paperback, 336 pages, ISBN: 0743477111
Package Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.5 inches, 0.35 pounds

Customer Reviews

Loved It: I loved this book. Its Shakespeare at his best. Great edition of this timeless classic. More reviews

Can Love Conquer All?: Innocent love is the most pure... and the sight of those who are in that beautiful whirlwind of its hypnotic clutches is a sight to behold.
Is it true? "Is youth wasted on the young."
Sometimes, sometimes not.
Romeo and Juliet is the most known western love story of all time.
Why?
This is not an easy question… More reviews

Shakespeare is forever: 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… More reviews

The supporting actors shine...: "Romeo and Juliet" maintains pace until the very last page. Audacious crashing of the enemy's ball, love at first sight, underground marriage, fateful killings of Merkutio and of Tybalt, exile, ruse with Juliet's death, life-threatening return to Verona, killing of Paris and the double death make it as eventful as any Shakespearean play.
The first pages of Scene I set… More reviews

A Student's Review: I'll admit that the only reason I purchased this book was so that I didn't have to carry around my twenty pound Literature book. I purchased ths particular copy because it had many of the same interpretations as my Literature book did, so I could carry this little two ounce book around instead.
For all instances, it worked very well. I could read… More reviews

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