Romeo and Juliet

- Shakespeare's ''star-cross'd lovers'' is the ultimate love tragedy.

- When I first got told we were covering this text for our G.C.S.E coursework I wasn't really that excited. I have to admit I am very split in Shakespeare's work in that I love some and can't stand others. With Romeo and Juliet however, get you hooked. Once you get past the initial language boundary (and my text had modern day translation), you find yourself sinking into this story. It might now be a cliche to love this book, and so many things have been based on this such as West Side Story, this really is a fantastic book to read. 

- It is gripping, fast moving (everything happens in two and a half days) and covers themes from Love, Loyalty, Fate & chance, and Family, and so has as many oxymorons in theme as it does in the actual text.

- I don't think I need to waste time in telling anybody what the story is about, as, well, everyone should know. This is really about wanting people to go back and reread it, as most people see it as a text they had to cover at school and so have put it aside and never looked at it again. It is simply a classic love story, and if you don't want the read, you could always just check out the absolute corker of a film by Baz Luhrmann!