Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
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Romeo and Juliet

Author: William Shakespeare

Narrator: Claire Bloom, Albert Finney

Abridged: 2 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Caedmon

Published: 12/27/2003


Synopsis

A pair of star-cross'd lovers   -PrologueRomeo and Juliet was Shakespeare's first great tragedy, a richly lyrical love story that has long been one of the author's most popular plays for performer and audience alike. Romeo and Juliet is a simple but dramatic cautionary tale about the blindness that both love and hate can engender. As performed by Claire Bloom and Albert Finney, this lively production captures the youthful exuberance and poetic passion that characterize all of Shakespeare's early work and makes Romeo and Juliet in particular the greatest romantic creation in English Literature.This unabridged, full-cast recording is a wonderful way to experience and listen to Shakespeare out-loud. 

About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is the world's greatest ever playwright. Born in 1564, he split his time between Stratford-upon-Avon and London, where he worked as a playwright, poet and actor. In 1582 he married Anne Hathaway. Shakespeare died in 1616 at the age of fifty-two, leaving three children—Susanna, Hamnet and Judith. The rest is silence.

About Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom gained international fame in 1951 with her screen debut in Charles Chaplin’s motion picture Limelight. Among her many memorable films are Richard III, The Haunting, Look Back in Anger, and A Doll’s House.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on July 17, 2024

THIS! This is what happens when you jump into a rebound relationship with both feet. So, when the story opens, Romeo is desperately in love with Rosaline. But since she won't give up that pussy has sworn to remain chaste, he's all depressed and heartbroken. Annoying emo style. His friends, tired of h......more

Goodreads review by Catriona on August 11, 2013

The people who dislike this play are the ones who view common sense over being rational, and prefer to view the world in a structured way. One of the main arguments that come across is the 'meeting, falling in love, and dying all in a weekend when Juliet is but 13'. We all must die in the end, so wo......more

Goodreads review by zyth ༄ ‧₊˚ on February 09, 2022

I faked my death prank *gone wrong* (not clickbait) (we died) 🤣😱😻......more

Goodreads review by s.penkevich on February 27, 2025

Fuckin’ around and finding out in fair Verona.......more

Goodreads review by Bill on August 04, 2019

Two things struck me during this re-reading: 1) From the first scene of the play, the sexual puns are drenched in metaphorical violence (drawing your weapon, laying knife aboard, forcing women to the wall, etc.), creating a stark contrast with the purity of Romeo and Juliet's love and language, and......more