The shakespeare for kids series is aimed at 8 to 11 year olds. So shall you share all that he doth possess, by having him, making yourself no. Romeo and juliet experience true love the moment they see each other. Romeo and juliet learnenglish kids british council. Popular romeo and juliet books meet your next favorite book. Detailed look at what happens in each scene of romeo and juliet, to help you make sense of the play, understand its structure and interrogate it. Throughout the story, both romeo and juliet, along with the other characters, fantasise about it as a dark being, often equating it with a lover. Its a hardback book of 80 pages and is packed full of information about the play. Short summary of romeo and juliet by william shakespeare.
It is believed romeo and juliette were based on actual characters from verona. Modern readers might have to suspend their disbelief to accept romeo and juliets grand passion, but with a little patience, readers will be transported by the epic beauty of one of the worlds bestloved plays. Romeo and juliet was written sometime in the end of the sixteenth century, probably around 1595. Romeo and juliet simplified version of shakespeares tale.
Romeo and juliet has always been one of shakespeares most popular plays. Summary of romeo and juliet shakespeare birthplace trust. The families arenamed themontagues and capuletsand they have hate done another for alongtime. Romeo and juliet shakespeare learn english kids british council.
Im doing an assigment about poetry and i know that shakespear always uses poetic devices and had a rhythm in his plays, so i settled on the speech romeo says in act 5 scene 3 just before he drinks the poison. This play belongs to a tradition of tragic romances. Synopsis and plot overview of shakespeares romeo and juliet. Also, it was written as a play, one intended to be performed.
In romeo and juliet, shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. Read romeo and juliet online here for free william shakespeare ebooks can be purchased at for use on your computer or mobile device. But the brilliance of a story lies in the storytelling. That book in manys eyes doth share the glory, that in gold clasps locks in the golden story. Known as the greatest poet, writer and playwright, shakespeare, born on 26th of april in 1564 wrote over 38 plays during his career. Romeo and juliet begins as the chorus introduces two feuding families of verona. Shakespeare stories for children hardcover 22 aug 2002. Romeo and juliet wake after their first and spoiler alert only night together. This play tells of a classic love between the children of two rival families.
I wish it was my own book,but its the book i borrowed from the school library. The capulets and the montagues cannot seem to get along, and there have been many deaths among the two families because of it. Romeo and juliet william shakespeare, gareth hinds. Shakespeare stories for children a shakespeare story kindle edition by matthews, andrew, ross, tony. It has been adapted to opera, ballet, television productions, and movies. Romeo and juliet plot summary plot summary aqa gcse. A short summary of william shakespeares romeo and juliet. Romeo and juliet i like this book because it is such a touching love story.
His plays shifted from comedies to tragedies and his most notable works are hamlet, othello, king lear, macbeth, romeo and juliet, julius caesar, twelfth night and a midsummer nights dream. One night the capulets have a party and romeo goes. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading romeo and juliet. Romeo and juliet is not only one of the most popular of shakespeares plays, it is one of the most popular stories in the world. Juliets cousin, tybalt, sees romeo and is very angry. Soon after, the head of the capulet family plans a feast.
Romeo and juliet simple english wikipedia, the free. The two chief families in verona were the rich capulets and the montagues. Its for my book report and i only have today pls help now. It has been abridged, rewritten, given a happy ending, reset in other times and places, and adapted into other media.
I was in shock, i stared at him without blinking and i was short of breath. And they dont come more popular than romeo and juliet. But when romeo and juliet first meet, they dont know theyre from rival families and when they find out, they dont care. So when her muggle studies professor asked the class whether they believed that shakespeares romeo and juliet was a story of true love, the class split into two. The play which is set in verona is a story about a long feud between the montague and. Books similar to romeo and juliet and west side story. Romeo and juliet from beautiful stories from shakespeare search. Romeo and juliet is a play written by william shakespeare.
I need a short summary of the story romeo and juliet now as in give me the point of the story but make it a summary. This collection included a version in prose of the romeo and juliet story. Romeo and juliet a simplified version of the classic love story by charles and mary lamb. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare read free book. Hundreds of love stories later, emma valentine concluded that the affection described in the books were fictional. This feud causes tragic results for the main characters in. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief, that thou her maid art far more fair than she. So, with apologies to william shakespeare, the greatest english writer and the greatest writer in the english language ever, were going to try and tell you, in a short few paragraphs about the romeo juliet love story. Shakespeare stories for children a shakespeare story.
Romeo and juliet is an enduring tragic love story written by william shakespeare about two young starcrossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. Romeo and juliet shakespeare many years ago in verona, italy, there were two families. Romeo and juliet is set in verona, italy, where there is an ongoing feud between the montague and capulet families. That is how the happy version of romeo and juliet started and i am sure it wont end soon and that it wont end sad. Montague, heads of two houses at variance with each other capulet, heads of two houses at variance with each other old capulet, old man of the capulet family romeo, son to montague. Get an answer for how can this grade 10 honors class essay on shakespeares romeo and juliet be improved, regarding the prompt, discuss the role. Act i 6 volume iii book ix sampson me they shall feel while i am able to stand. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of romeo and juliet. He asked me am i alright and we started a conversation. This is a short summary of romeo and juliet by william shakespeare. Romeo and juliet, the most renowned romantic play written by william shakespeare about two starcrossed lovers whose deaths, ultimately unites their families. Talk about buzzkillsi got back from banishment, and juliet was dead.
Shakespeare borrowed his plot from an original italian tale. Capulet, for example, when he first discovers juliets faked death, describes it as having deflowered his daughter. Yet while the play has rarely been off the stage, it has undergone radical transformations in performance. In this deathfilled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers final union in death seems almost inevitable. On a hot summers day, the young men of each faction fight until the prince of verona intercedes and threatens to banish them. See all 3364 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Romeo and juliet was written before the novel came into being in europe. I found a shopkeeper willing to sell poison to a distraught teenager, and ran off to end. At the beginning of the play the prince of verona warns both families that anyone caught fighting in the. This edition of romeo and juliet is part of the short sharp shakespeare stories series.
Romeo and juliet for kids is written as a story that can be read by children, or read to them by parents or teachers who wish to introduce them to shakespeare. This story is a modern version of william shakespeares most famous story, romeo and juliet. This precious book of love, this unbound lover, to beautify him, only lacks a cover. Romeo and juliet actbyact plot synopsis shakespeare learning. Quick summary for kids this, and other resources, provided by. In an interesting twist, it is the discovery of a real romeo and juliettype relationship and the terrible vengeance wreaked by the girls family that sets the tone for the book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Goodreads members who liked romeo and juliet and west. It is set in italy and is about the love between two young people from noble families that are enemies. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare free online book. I love the language of romeo and juliet, i think it has some of the most iconic and wellknown lines and i was curious to see what the authors did with it. Shakespeare borrowed heavily from both but expanded the plot by.
The prince of verona hopes the the story of romeo and juliet will help to keep verona a peaceful place. Juliet wakes to find romeos corpse beside her and kills herself. It is a tragic love story where the two main characters, romeo and juliet, are supposed to be sworn enemies but fall in love. Here is my short story relating to the topic investigate a past event that initially caused the conflict between the two families in a modern setting. Nobody here can help you or even suggest how you can get your ex. This is one of the plays that has been widely played on many stages and even used for operas. The play opens with servants from both houses engaged in a street brawl that eventually draws in the family patriarchs and the city officials, including prince escalus.
Gareth hindss stylish graphic adaptation of the bards romantic tragedy offers modern touches including a diverse cast that underscores the storys universality. The play which is set in verona is a story about a long feud between the montague and capulet families. Find books like romeo and juliet and west side story from the worlds largest community of readers. This feud causes tragic results for the main characters in the play, romeo and juliet. Romeo and juliet short stories and classic literature. The tragedy of romeo and juliet by william shakespeare dramatis personae chorus prince escalus, prince of verona. Two families in a mafia gang in italy hate each other very much, they steal from each other and start gun fights and argue but the mayor of the city says if they do not stop the feud they will all be sen. Romeo and juliet is a tragedy written by william shakespeare early in his career about two. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare, juliet by anne fortier, saving juliet by suzanne selfors, juliet immortal by.
Sighing, juliet placed her shiny new iphone on the table and stalked. There had been an old quarrel between these families, which was grown to such a height, and so deadly was the enmity between them, that it. The prince ends the conflict by issuing a decree that prohibits any further fighting at the risk of great. They dont want to say goodbye, but they know romeo will be killed if he gets caught in verona, especially if he also happens to be in juliets bed. For many years, an ongoing feud between two families has caused much disruption in the city of verona, italy.
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