... show verbally. The video gives you a better sense of what you are reading and an easier way to interpret the Elizabethan language. Although a challenging book improves your language skills, the movie of Romeo and Juliet familiarizes you with the characters. Reading a play doesn't identify their true personalities as well as the movie, and you can tell what they are thinking without any verbal explanation. While reading ... the book, I pictured the first two scenes to be very serious and dramatic. Although I had pretty closely interpreted Romeos character, Juliet acted extremely different...

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• Grade Level: High School