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Romeo and Juliet: The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Folger Shakespeare Library, The World's Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies
The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings Romeo and Juliet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition.
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a tragic world in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud. This play, set in an extraordinary world, has become the quintessential story of young love. This new full-cast recording - based on the most respected edition of Shakespeare's classic - expertly produced by the Folger Theatre, is perfect for students, teachers, and the everyday listener.
What listeners say about Romeo and Juliet: The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-12-29
Shakespeare.
Love these, they are unique, and the performance of the voice actors is clear, and believable. Good for the mind to settle down with some shakespeare.
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- vanessa
- 2021-02-16
Honestly i couldn’t finish this
so i love Shakespeare but i couldn’t actually listen to this cast. i’m not sure what it is but i just couldn’t stand to listen to it? maybe it’s because i’ve always just read Shakespeare but i’m trying to go digital so i don’t have to visit the local library to borrow hard copies of classics anymore because of covid. kind of upset but i’ll just buy the hard copies instead.
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- Karen Mitchell Smith
- 2016-04-26
Great Dramatization!
I used this with my 7th grade English. The students were struggling to understand the text because most 13 year olds don't read iambic pentameter well, not to mention archaic words. We were into the third act when I used an Audible credit to get this version. The kids loved it. Their understanding increased, and when it did, so did their enjoyment. I'm so glad their introduction to Shakespeare turned out so well!
41 people found this helpful
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- Danielle
- 2018-06-24
Bravo!!
I am 37 & new to Shakespeare. I have never been able to read his works, but recently discovered listening to them. Here is what I recommend: Sit in a chair, push play, close your eyes and let this brilliant cast take you for a ride through some of the most beautiful language ever spoken...
11 people found this helpful
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- Mikayla Gerdes
- 2019-01-23
Ah MAZING
I've seen it performed and read it multiple times and heard countless renditions and movies but this right here has made me feel how this is the greatest love story of all time. I applaud the entire cast and editing and sound. This company truly brings Shakespeare to life in a way I have never experienced.
7 people found this helpful
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- Charles
- 2019-03-14
"Nothing like the sun"
This timeless story of teen romance and warring families was wonderfully dramatized. Universally considered one of the greatest stories but the actors brought this story of death to life with the prosody, rate, tones, inflections, pauses and the sound effects. The sound characteristics helped to translate the middle English spoken in Shakespearean times understandable in modern times. To help augment my understanding, I did occasionally go to Sparknotes to understand some meanings or references.
5 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-07-14
a classic alive
I really liked this performance of the classic romance. I hadn't heard it in a long time and I'm glad i returned to it. The full cast really helps comprehension too, for many of the outdated words and references are elucidated by context and intonation.
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- jli
- 2020-05-24
a classic well performed
I was a teenager when the Zeffirelli film came out. I loved the film, but the language was a bit difficult for me to understand. Listening to this Folger version, I understood a lot more, including the bawdier of Shakespeare's references.
The production was very good. My only disappointment was that the actors that played Juliet and Romeo were audibly not teenagers. Other than that, I enjoyed this book very much.
4 people found this helpful
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- N. Franzen
- 2018-05-08
Fabulous!
I use this in my 9th grade English classroom and it's a hit year after year. Great recording!
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- Christopher
- 2018-01-11
A story of dumbasses being dumbasses
A story of dumbasses being dumbasses and dying of dumbassary. 10/10 best play ever. word
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- Eric Harms
- 2017-09-07
Beautifully written
Full of great performances mostly. At times you can tell that some of the actors don't fully grasp exactly what they're saying but it is very infrequent.
The nurse is one of my favorite actors in this for her portrayal.
The short scene of the cooks in the kitchen is one of my favorites as well as Capulet telling off Tybalt.
Some parts of Romeo's dialogue (and others) are a bit dramatic or presented as if on stage which might help convey a lot of meaning for most of what is being said but conceals a small portion what's being said. The dramatic stressing can, at times, subtly affect the meaning and I'd recommend several listenings to pick up on this.
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- Jason
- 2017-03-02
great story
What did you love best about Romeo and Juliet: The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition?
romeo
Who was your favorite character and why?
romeo he kissed juliet
Have you listened to any of full cast’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
never this book was my first
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
no enjoy every minute of the book
Any additional comments?
loved the book
2 people found this helpful