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Romeo and Juliet (Simply Shakespeare)

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This is a great tool for high schoolers as they attempt to come to grips with Shakespearean English. With modern text on one page and the original text on the facing page, they not only understand the story line, they also begin to understand the many nuances. My high schoolers not only excelled in their English class, they became Shakespeare fans.

I'm a high school freshman studying Romeo & Juliet and I cannot understand hardly any of it. I found this book at a Borders bookstore and I have been reading it and it is extremely helpful. There's a line-by-line translation that makes a ton more sense. Buy this if you're having trouble with R&J!

I'm getting ready to audition for Romeo and Juliet, and I was having trouble understanding what some of the things that the characters were saying meant. I wanted to know exactly how to express what the characters were feeling. So, I figured this book would help me out. And it did, a lot. This book "translates" the old English into a more modern version. It gives you both the original text and the modernized version. So, basically, if you're having trouble understanding the language, I recommend that you pick this up. It's worth it!

Shipped promptly! Just what dauther needed and in time for her to read for her English class! I would recommend!