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Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare on the Double!

Edited By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

By: William Shakespeare

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / 2006 / Paperback

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Product Description

Romeo and Juliet is the tragic story of "star-crossed lovers" from feuding families. Complete with a masquerade ball, a duel, a secret marriage, a sleeping potion, and pushy parents, the play packs a lot of action and emotion into five days of passion, romance, duplicity, and tragedy.

A perfect introduction to non-Shakespeare crazed students, or for those who struggle with the ancient prose, this unique version of Hamlet places the original playside-by-side with an easily understood modern English translation. A synopsis, list of characters, character map and cycle of death lend additional clarity. Discussion questions are included. 221 pages, softcover.

Product Information

Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 240
Vendor: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date: 2006

Dimensions: 8.5 X 5.5 (inches)
ISBN: 0470041544
ISBN-13: 9780470041543
Availability: In Stock

Publisher's Description

"For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."

Romeo and Juliet is the tragic story of "star-crossed lovers" from feuding families. Complete with a masquerade ball, a duel, a secret marriage, a sleeping potion, and pushy parents, the play packs a lot of action and emotion into five days of passion, romance, duplicity, and tragedy. Now you can end your Shakespearian woes with this modern translation and aids that make understanding the play quick and painless:

A brief synopsis of the plot and action
A comprehensive character list that describes the characteristics, motivations, and actions of each major player
A visual character map that shows the relationships of major characters
A cycle-of-death graphic that pinpoints the sequence of deaths and includes who dies, how they die, and why
Reflective questions that help you understand the themes of the play

With Shakespeare on the Double! Romeo and Juliet, you may just fall in love with the Bard.

Author Bio

Mary Ellen Snodgrass is an award-winning author of textbooks and general reference works, and a former columnist for the Charlotte Observer. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, she graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Appalachian State University, and holds degrees in English, Latin, psychology, and the education of gifted children.