Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is promoted as one of the most popular and amazing books in history for romance and hailed a great classic. Originally written by William Shakespeare, the book depicts two households who are involved in a feud while they ultimately fall in love. At first Romeo Montague is in love with Juliet Capulet yet at first she doesn’t know he exists; also to make matters worse for poor Romeo Juliet is betrothed to another man (Paris) and is being ushered firmly to become his blushing bride as he has a vast amount of wealth. Poor guy.

The book is a bit more difficult to read than your average novel as it Is written in the form of a play, in which you have to sift through the stage directions and such like in order to make sense of what is actually going on within the story; to be frank the read is tedious at times but is sure to give you that warm, loved- up feeling as you progress throughout the book and watch Romeo and Juliet’s love grow.

Personally my favourite character is Mercutio because he is quite

 light-hearted at first and very sassy but as the book progresses so does his prominent concern for his dear friend Romeo and as his worry grows his humorous mannerisms go away, and he turns into a person who takes life very seriously until his untimely death.

The book, being a romantic novel becomes a horrific tragedy where both of the feuding families are bought together by grief and the pain they feel due to losing the two star crossed lovers as they commit suicide together to proclaim their everlasting love.

I found the book very interesting and by the end I was totally and utterly emotionally invested in it, with plenty violence, conflict and passionate romance, who wouldn’t be entertained?

by Ellen Steele