Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
To read or not to read, that is the question!
In sooth, I cannot say what made me read this eternal love story of Romeo and Juliet, however, 'cause love is blind and had no end, so is my passion for books, my friend!
Ok, enough trying to copy that old Bard. I am nearly not as good, but then, so isn't Romeo and Juliet , not if you grew up on Bollywood movies like me. Yes, Romeo and Juliet is everything from Qayyamat se Qayyamat tak to Ram Leela and from Ishaqzadde to Isaaq (though there are millions of other adaptations that I have surely missed because enemy families with children in love seems to be the FAVOURITE theme of every Bollywood filmmaker.)
Yes, there are NO spoilers for this one because it is the most commonly used theme in the whole wide world. You already know what's going to happen, plus Romeo is a pedophile because Juliet is just-wait for it- fourteen(No, not kidding!) and then there's an additional task of understanding Shakespeare and deciphering whether "I bite my thumb at thee" is a silly thing to do really or some sort of serious gesticulated offence!
Why read it then? Because even in his tragedies, Shakespeare is hilarious, and beautifully poetic and no adaptation in the world can create what his word-play can! So, 4 stars for words and words alone, and for being a story, that despite being all out there, can still be read and enjoyed and kept me glued to the pages until the very end!
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