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Title: Romeo and Juliet
Note: Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Note: There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1513
Summary: "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare is a tragic play written during the late 16th century. This timeless story revolves around the intense and ill-fated love between two young lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, set against the backdrop of their families’ bitter feud. As their relationship unfolds, themes of love, fate, and family loyalty tragically collide, leading to devastating consequences. The opening of "Romeo and Juliet" introduces us to the longstanding feud between the Montagues and Capulets through a street brawl instigated by their servants. It establishes a tense atmosphere in Verona, where the Prince threatens dire consequences for further disturbances. Amidst this violence, we meet Romeo, who is lovesick over another woman, Rosaline. However, upon his first encounter with Juliet at the Capulet's feast, where he sneaks in disguised, the intensity of their attraction sets the stage for the chaos that follows. The encounter concludes with an immediate connection, but their families' enmity complicates their burgeoning romance, a situation foreshadowed with an ominous sense of fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
EBook No.: 2261
Published: Jul 1, 2000
Downloads: 137
Language: English
Subject: Vendetta -- Drama
Subject: Youth -- Drama
Subject: Verona (Italy) -- Drama
Subject: Juliet (Fictitious character) -- Drama
Subject: Romeo (Fictitious character) -- Drama
Subject: Conflict of generations -- Drama
Subject: Tragedies
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Romeo and Juliet
Note: Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Note: There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1513
Summary: "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare is a tragic play written during the late 16th century. This timeless story revolves around the intense and ill-fated love between two young lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, set against the backdrop of their families’ bitter feud. As their relationship unfolds, themes of love, fate, and family loyalty tragically collide, leading to devastating consequences. The opening of "Romeo and Juliet" introduces us to the longstanding feud between the Montagues and Capulets through a street brawl instigated by their servants. It establishes a tense atmosphere in Verona, where the Prince threatens dire consequences for further disturbances. Amidst this violence, we meet Romeo, who is lovesick over another woman, Rosaline. However, upon his first encounter with Juliet at the Capulet's feast, where he sneaks in disguised, the intensity of their attraction sets the stage for the chaos that follows. The encounter concludes with an immediate connection, but their families' enmity complicates their burgeoning romance, a situation foreshadowed with an ominous sense of fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
EBook No.: 2261
Published: Jul 1, 2000
Downloads: 137
Language: English
Subject: Vendetta -- Drama
Subject: Youth -- Drama
Subject: Verona (Italy) -- Drama
Subject: Juliet (Fictitious character) -- Drama
Subject: Romeo (Fictitious character) -- Drama
Subject: Conflict of generations -- Drama
Subject: Tragedies
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.