Romeo and Juliet
te hell, all Montagues, and thee: Have at thee, coward!
[They fight.]
[Enter several of both Houses, who join the fray; then enter Citizens with clubs.]
1 Citizen. Clubs, bills, and partisans! strike! beat them down! Down with the Capulets! Down with the Montagues!
[Enter Capulet in his gown, and Lady Capulet.]
Capulet. What noise is this?--Give me my long sword, ho!
Lady Capulet. A crutch, a crutch!--Why call you for a sword?
Capulet. My sword, I say!--Old Montague is come, And flourishes his blade in spite of me.
[Enter Montague and his Lady Montague.]
Montague. Thou villain Capulet!-- Hold me not, let me go.
Lady Montague. Thou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe.
[Enter Prince, with Attendants.]
Prince. Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace, Profaners of this neighbour-stained steel,-- Will they not hear?--What, ho! you men, you beasts, That quench the fire of your pernicious rage With purple fountains issuing from your veins,-- On pain of torture, from those bloody
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It was an amazing play, but I wouldn't sit and read the book for recreation.
No doubt Romeo and Juliet is a cliche in today's cynical world. I think there is little to appreciate in terms of plot and story-line. To appreciate this play one has to examine the intricate writing and its ingenious wit.
i have read the play 4 times and working on the 5 time and its really intrestint to understand the story in some parts but it has got to be one of the most regonizale peices of lit. And many lines are being quoted over a large spanned of time.
i think that it is great. William Shakespear is a genius.
Ok, people might be outraged, but I think Romeo and Juliet is not the best of Shakespeare; in fact it's overrated. The characters are no more than cardboard cutouts of Italian stereotypes with sacchirine love poems littered all over the pages. It's a cultural icon, but one should take the time to actually read the play to form one's opinion.
