/lit/ - Literature

>>2441790
Yes. I'll go on ebay if there's a title I really want and all I can find in my used book stores is a movie tie-in edition.

>>2441803
pic related

Hey /lit/, I have a pretty simple question about Romeo and Juliet.

At the beginning of scene 2.2, the balcony scene, Romeo opens up with a long passage. "But light through yonder window breaks..." yada yada yada.

My question is, is this a monologue or soliloquy? I am thinking a soliloquy because Juliet doesn't hear, but my friend said monologue. I just need to be clear for an essay I am doing.

Romeo and Juliet. The book everyone knows and my teacher brags about. I'm a sophomore in High School and this is the book we've all been assigned to read. Having a test on Act 1 tomorrow. I'm not here to ask for test advice, instead to act like the 15 year old I am and complain about the play.

Jesus fucking christ. What do people find so good about this book? How is Shakespeare so innovative with his plays?

Sure, maybe the rest of the play is amazing, but Act 1 is just hurting to read.

Nothing in this novel is new to me, perhaps that's because this was written way back when, and things today have stemmed off of it, but none the less, I find this to be your everyday typical sub-par love story.

I myself compare Shakespeare to Dr. Seuss. He can't write like a normal fucking human so he creates his own damn language, retard.

Also the character development doesn't exist, and for every character, there is almost an exact opposite,(Montague Vs. Capulet) which I don't find very entertaining.

tl;dr - Shakespeare is uncreative shit.

>discuss Shakespeare and his plays

"Romeo and Juliet, the 'star crossed' lovers were doomed from the start. Not by fate, but by their own personalities and choices they made."
Do you agree/disagree with the above statement?

How do I write an introductory paragraph from this topic question? Help ):

>>1125660
Problem Shakespeare?

hey wots goin on in this thread?

"Why then, o brawling love, o loving hate, o anything of nothing first create!"

Always liked this qoute, though have heard few different interpretations on meaning.

/lit/'s opinion?

Hey /lit/. I'm writing an essay on Romeo and Juliet on the topic of inevitability of fate/destiny. Any ideas of how this ties into the story? And can someone give me a quote to get me started? Thanks /lit/.