... lose interest rather quickly. The same may happen for Shakespeare. I believe there are many advantages of watching the movie of Romeo and Juliet over interpreting the book. Body language and voice tones are a major factor in determining a character's traits. In Act II, the scene in which Mercutio is teasing the Nurse was quite the opposite if how I had imagined ... with little actions in the video that would take five plus lines to 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 bo...

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