Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare, William.           Romeo and Juliet       

Cengage (Gale,Lucent,Kidhaven/Blackbirch

2011   168p   21.61  978-1-4205-0631-0            

ms/hs    Graphic novel            Classic GraphicNovel Collection(Cengage)   VG-BNS  

        

This is a graphic-novel version of Romeo

and Juliet by William Shakespeare, with accompanying notes.   This is a good

translation of the play into modern-day language, so that young people will

understand the plot.  The writing is good, the artwork is adequate, and the

notes on Shakespeare and the play at the end are helpful and informative.  All

in all, this book will be an asset for students who want to know what all the

fuss is about regarding ╥Romeo and Juliet╙ but are not up to reading the

original.

One typographical error was found, on page 144, where someone tells Romeo ╥You

are not listing to me╙ instead of ╥listening╙.

            This is part of a series of classical novels that have been rewritten in

graphic-novel form.    Kennedy, Carol