Dear beloved friend,
I have recently just started reading Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. This is such a well known book and I'm really enjoying the first 20 or so pages that I've read! The puns and word play included in the book are humorous and makes the book even more enjoyable to read.
I've noticed so far that the Montagues and the Capulets don't enjoy each others company very much. It confuses me because I don't know why they are holding grudges/are mad at each other. The two families keep fighting and Shakespeare leaves you hanging until you find out why they are really fighting. The quarrel between the two families, to me, is completely ridiculous and silly. Why aren't they able to solve their problems with each other? Anyway, Sampson, a servingman for the Capulets, grosses me out a little. I mean come on now. This just makes me wonder if they ever got punished for thinking these nasty thoughts, but then again, men are men.
The text itself is a little harder to understand. There is a lot of old time English incorporated in the text which makes it harder to understand, but it makes you think. I'm so happy that there are translations on the left side of the page because it makes reading the book a lot more helpful and its easier to understand. If there weren't translations, I would be flipping through the dictionary every few seconds or so.
This book is already so interesting, but Shakespeare leaves me more engaged on what is going to happen next! I still have many questions like why do the Montagues and Capulets hate each other? How did Romeo and Juliet start their romantic and hard suffering love journey together? These questions shall be answered as I read further into the book!
Until next time,
Michelle Wong :)
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