Romeo and Juliet

Postby **oro!** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:17 pm

I had to read this and on Tuesday i will have to take a test on it. I love this play, now that it's done. I jsut got lost sometimes on the old english.
"Do you bite your thumb at me, sir?" :lol:

We watched part of the Leonardo one and it woulda been really cool if they left out a couple of scenes...oh well.
It is a wordly movie.
What do y'all think of this classic?

Postby **ShiroiHikari** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:38 pm

I love Romeo and Juliet and I really like the Baz Luhrmann version of the movie. some things in it are a little crazy (Mercutio...) but otherwise I thought he did a great job with it. I thought John Leguizamo as Tybalt was pretty cool. "Peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee!"

I'd like to read Romeo and Juliet again...

Postby **Scribs** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:39 pm

I read it and enjoyd it, unfortunatly it is done so often and quoted everywhere. Because of this combined with the old englesh I find it quite a bore. Don't get me wrong, it's great, but I have had enough of it for the next ten years, thank you very much.

Postby **Shipuh** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 7:58 pm

i absolutely LOVE that play. we just finished up reading julius caesar. ive also read much ado about nothing and a comedy of errors.

plays i currently want to read by shakespear:
much ado about nothing
a midsummer night's dream
the tempest

=D

Postby **oro!** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 3:25 pm

I watcher Much Ado about Nothing,and remember how funny it was, though now I know not why.
Any Romeo and Juliet trivia? Here's one of mine: How many teeth does the nurse have?

MAL · Postby **Kaori** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:36 pm

Much as I enjoy Shakespeare, this is one of my least favorite plays of those that I have read. Mostly, this is because of overexposure--reading the play two or three times in junior high and high school, watching the play a handful of times, and constantly seeing references to it. Also, although it contains quite a bit of good poetry, the basic premise of the plot is not one that interests me terribly.

Postby **plutogrl03** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:02 am

Same here Kaori. When we read it in high school, I kept getting the secondary characters mixed up. Plus, about halfway through the play all I kept thinking was, "Will they kill themselves already?!?!?" In Shakespeare's defense however, I did enjoy Othello and A Midsummer Night's Dream. My college is putting on the play in a couple of weeks. I hope there is a decent turnout since I'm on running crew.

Postby **oro!** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:36 pm

As a freshman, I don't know what y'all are talking about! I love it, but i've only read it once. I dunno, I guess i just go for the tragedies. I love Gladiator and the Last Samurai. For some reason sad movies make Me feel better.(plays too)

Postby **Shipuh** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 7:13 pm

i am actually re-reading romeo and juliet right now. i want to start on a midsummer nights dream as soon as possible though.

Postby **Jasdero** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 7:24 pm

ooo.. A Midsummer Night's Dream... I liked that play...

>.>;;; I hated Romeo and Juliet, though.... @_@ and the modern movie rendition (with Leonardo)... >.>;;; I hated that more... o.o the older movie was okay... kinda... XD;;;;;

*o*/ this all just my opinion, though.. >.>;;; don't chase after me with the knife of Shakespearian love.. like my english teacher did..... yeah... uh.. *zooms back to the Jrock pic thread*

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