Video SparkNotes: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet summary
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2010
- Check out Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Video SparkNote: Quick and easy synopsis of the Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet. For more Romeo and Juliet resources, go to www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare.... For a translation of the entire play into modern English, go to No Fear Shakespeare at nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/.
Can't help but think their deaths could have been avoided by better mail delivery..
Or Romeo not going to the party
Dan K well duh. 🤦♂️
Or better solutions. Because sure, faking your death and relying on a bad mail delivery to your suicidal boyfriend to know whats going on is an exellent idea.
*parcel force*
Then there may be no great love stories, as these stories usually stop at the climax of their relationship. “There are two tragedies in life.One is not to get your heart's desire.The other is to get it.”
that's hilarious no one even cares about this story we are all just here for school reasons LOL
I don't have an exam about this coming up, I just like the story. Lol I feel like an outcast...
ikr i maybe doin a play with my class another day
FANTASY trueee
actually im not learning about it for school, im here for personal reasons
I like this story?
I thought this was gonna be a romantic story but this whole thing is just a bruh moment lmao
Right?😭🤚
Lol
Me too. I was súper dissapointed hearing all of this
It's tragedy drama no happy ending
God loves you and so do I. Give your life to Jesus Christ and repent of all your sins, even the ones you've committed in the past.
Elsa to Romeo and Juliet:
“You can’t marry someone you just met.”
ahhh, i want to use it in my essay XD
Elsa(in edna voice): NO MARRIGE>:(
True
Romeo and Juliet: Try us, betch!
Well it is a satirical play afterall
romeo and juliet test tomorrow
rip me
+RegretingCS thats life man.... tests are a pain
Me: Today
Same
Me: in a couple days
+Bacon Is Good I have a final exam over it on Tuesday 🙄😭
Im pretty sure 99% of the people are watching this is because they have an exam or test within the next 48 hours on this book/play. Good luck everyone!
Wow, how did I not see that coming???
hahahahahha u guessed it.
Yes, have it first thing tomorrow morning! Haha
Pretty much 😂😂 on Thursday !!
A bit of late reply but I'm watching this the night before my English exam tomorrow lol
If this play was made today, it would be an express delivery advertisement
underrated
fr@@leobozkir5425
1.1million people don't want to read😂..
Chazahc Vilbar How did you know?!
Im 12 years old and i have to watch it for a English test and i´m from Holland
HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH OMG I AM DYING RN WTF HAHA LOL OMG
Chazahc Vilbar you ain’t wrong
I watched this before I read the play since it gives the broad summary so I don't get confused while reading it.
Anyone else watching this to prepare for exams?
Thanks! This helped a lot!
+Cole O'Driscoll me lol
Good luck everyone! I'm in my second semester now
Me ✋🏽
me
He's actually only a few years older than her, so around 16.
The play is well aware of the fact that they move so fast in their relationship, and even Friar Lawrence calls them out on it and warn them about it. Their impulsive relationship is a large part of the story's theme, and contributes greatly to their eventual deaths.
This is actually true
how old are u now gng
So you mean to tell me that if that potion for Juliet was 41 hours instead of 42 hours Romeo and Juliet would have ended a lot differently...
42 seems so precise.... let's say 41:59
@@lordyadi why when i click ur comment it says im at 41:59 of the video when the video isnt even that long
@@jelani5243 i meant the potion..lol
420 for the WIN!!!!!!!!!!
maybe this is the ultimate question
What i learnt from this story: *never fall in love at fight sight*
Too bad it did not teach you how to spell.
@@swiftslinger9722 LMFOAKSKF
@@swiftslinger9722 🙄
What I learned from this story: don't be fucking stupid
@@swiftslinger9722 where is the mistake ? (I’m not asking rudely I’m just asking cause I couldn’t see where it is 💀)
Was it love or lust?
Lust.
2tru
ikr!!!!
ikr!!!!
Lust doesn´t make you die for the other person.
+Leonimo no but idiocy and hormones do.
478,262 people
studied too late for their exams
HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH OMG I AM DYING RN WTF HAHA LOL OMG
Me too
@Back-Up MatthewPlayzYT he wrote that 3 years ago
😂😂😂
@@Gandalf-Olorin thats 4 years now
I’ve never been able to actually read to understand these books, but I’ve always wanted to.. thank you for these, they’re simple and I understand the concepts!
They talk funny
@@saynotop2w their version of english is a lot different from order of words and the words they say
Wait are you not here for school 😮
Funni man talk weird
Fr I don’t understand anything they say, it’s almost as if they’re speaking another language 💀
99% Of the comments are from MANY years ago and it's people talking about exams. I'm just here for my COVID-19 remote learning English task.
SAME I have to submit this work by the 28th of may which is like 5 days after my bday and then they will do my results.
yee
ONGGGGG!!
same bro
YUP
Romeo sees Juliet and forgets about Rosaline oh some men they say they love you and then forgets everything about you when they see someone prettier
Mabel McNamara yeah but in fairness, she didn't love him back (reading the book)
Mabel McNamara not only that Rosaline was giving herself to God/becoming a nun pretty much she wasn't interested in love or a man.
Along with everything else, he was a lustful teen
The fuck that’s not how we work if your not interested then we’re not gonna stay for long lol
true enough
so in a couple of words: a 18 year old man falls blindly in love with a 13 year old girl after meeting her only once, causing the man's best friend and the girls nephew to die in a duel, after which the 13 year old girl takes the man's side, even though she had only met him once, instead of her families side. They get married imediately after that, the man get's banished, but manages to sneak back in only one a couple of days later, right after the 13 year old girl was supposed to marry the 25 year old man but decides to fake her own death which, after it let to some miscommunication, caused the death of the 25 year old man, after which the 18 year old man killed himself. The 13 year old woke up, saw the 18 year old man whom she knew for about a week now lying dead, and decides to kill herself as well.
You know, i actually can understand how this was perceived as preposterous bullcrap.
16*
I don't think the play ever specifically gives Romeo's age. Also though you got the jest of the play you did mix up the order of events. Romeo kills Tybalt after he has just married Juliet. It is ridiculous if you look at the play from the lovers perspective, but I always thought the sentiment of the play had more to do with the fact that the families hate for each other cost them their only children. More of a moralistic tale on how such prejudice and hate would only lead to despair.
Short version: teens are crazy. Also, pay attention to the friar's speech and "love moderately."
Auke Dijk yep
i hate this too...
I bet the increase in views really slows down during the summer vacation months LOL
some people get summer homework and some have summer school
Does anyone know the questions for Romeo and Juliet A.R.?!!! I’m going to copy this everywhere because I’m desperate!!!
bruh you could have just sent him a text
There was no internet, devices etc back in the day
@@tomtrains195 rEaLLy
@@tomtrains195 oh
Ugh dzuh, they didn't have internet connection back then, they should've just used a hologram for a much easier access. Smh.
*Face palms*
it would've done that boy some good to just wait a couple seconds
It's kinda sad though, really, so young, to have just died
Carson Bishop Well, at least we got each other
Just Bonnie and....
Jeffrey Yungen their making reference to ERB
@Parker Schafer
(Gunshot)
Broo 😆
i've always been told that this is supposed to be the greatest love story of all time, but im having a crisis smh who the heck kisses and marries a person at first sight, also juliet is 13 brUh
This story took place back when being married at 13 was acceptable because of shortened life spans.
LITERALLY ME BRO
@@canaisyoung3601 ah I see thank you, you learn something new everyday :))
@Canais Young No, that's wrong cause if that was the case, juliet's father would've been married juliet off.
This was when you can be married off meaning when you turn 18 no questions asked thays the man you're marrying seeing this is the political and other advantageous positions combining two different families and having that connection that signify you have control or influence in the game to set you and your family up. But to make a long story short that's the tragedy that you're going to love this person and go through all this that's true love loyalty and sacrifice working things out with one another and they didn't know each other but clearly it was truly love at first sight a man that was trying to get over his ex and a girl that didn't want to marry what her father told her to marry they both found each other there and both happen to be of rival families going through all this turmoil to be with one another and they both died st the end. The greatest things that give us strength is the worse things that will weaken and kill us in all ways that's why romeos bodies cursed both families juliets family for trying to kill me Romeo people cause that's my boy Romeo and I lost my life trying to defend my brother my boy who I love again no man have greater love than this that he may lay his life down for his friends and ironically even though they weren't married they both died cause they couldn't think ot believe to be sithout the other very eerily similar to paradise lost with adam and eve in that story. A man lay down his life for his woman and she do the same for him but yet at what price does love kill you and death dint just mean you physically die again in all ways the slow erosion degradation and overall changung of you into a person b/c of that emotion that strong emotion you putting that energy that will that spirit into that emotion and unto that thing can be like a fire either warmth or burning.
I'm home sick and can't study, my head is way too clogged. So how does one study when one is sick? UA-cam my friend, UA-cam.
1.3 million people are cramming for their exam tom lol
WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW ALL THIS. WHEN AM I GOING TO USE THIS IS REAL LIFE SITUATIONS??!?!?
There are many instances where it is quoted or referred to in conversations, movies, or maybe with your boss one day, so it might help to know to which they are referring. Some things are merely studied to enrich ones life. To be able to read and understand Shakespeare is part of being an educated person.
Thanks
In 15-20 years time it would be interesting to hear you answer your own question. I didn't mind studying Shakespeare when I was younger, I enjoyed it, not sure whether to put it down to good teaching (Mrs Morton Spalding High School) or being able to relate to the characters and themes - hot headed servants scrapping at every opportunity; juliet so young yet so stressed by what was going on in her world that she commits suicide; Friar Laurence thinking he has all the answers but his plans getting f*cked up big time, even gang rivalry (couldn't personally relate to that one, but you see it on the streets even in my rural area where neighbouring villagers hate each other).
Now (I'm 34)I can see the themes, issues, in Shakespeare are timeless, it's like 300 year sociology!
Learning Shakespeare = make friends feel dumb
When you meet some hot person at the party, fall in love with them at first sight and then go behind everyone's back to meet with them
Exam in 10 minutes
me too u.u
Isaac Rufino Good luck, my test went quite well :)
suppyproductions exam tomorrow :D
BCO Alfieblade Good luck man!
suppyproductions same here :D
all y’all have tests but i’m literally just on a Shakespeare marathon. Mans is funny as hell.
It's very wholesome that everyone, from all years and all places all come here because they don't want to read the entire Romeo and Juliet
"Did you read the play yet?"
"Pfft of course"
*Googles up Summary of Romeo and Juliet"
If you're here to study, I'd highly suggest watching the 1996 movie with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. It's got some changes from the original, but it's set in the modern day so it's really easy to understand what's going on even though they're speaking Shakespearean language (you may even find yourself laughing at a few lines). Plus it's like, really good. Seriously check it out, and thank me later.
Matthew Thomason That version came out when I was studying Shakespeare at school.... I must say kids nowadays have it easy with t'internet.
Love that gas station scene Shakespeare puts at the start am I right?
Matthew Thomason to late my exam is in 7 hours and I gotta sleep
lmao if you're a kid just watch gnomeo and juliet
ummmm its not easier to understand its still in shakesperean
Also, its really poop
Who’s watching for lockdown homework!! 😂 🤣
I mean y do we even have to know this tho!!!
It’s not like at a job interview we r going to be asked to recite Romeo and Juliet on the spot!!!
Eish it's a waste of time to be honest. I could be studying more important work instead of reading this book
I can't believe this happens all within less than a week and she's like 13 and romeo is way older
Both Romeo and Juliet are some of the most hate worthy characters I've ever read, seen or otherwise. They're up there with Kratos, I mean they are both so fucking stupid I'm baffled. Mercutio for the win.
-sincerely, someone who isn't a hopeless romantic but is still being forced to read "the greatest love story of all time"
Mercutio is my man
@@tomschnitger305 that is rude
@SALTY BANANA chill dude. Sometimes people just don’t like a story
@SALTY BANANA Love? They knew each other for a day and interacted for even less. Romeo is just a lustful teen who is almost a man that has Juliet as his rebound because another female rejected him and all men. Not including that Romeo may be in his 20s and not even a teen, so you saying that they are both children could be wrong.
Bros arguing over romeo and juliet
Watching this for my exam tomorrow Haha
I feel the same way. I got this exam on Tuesday
abdirahman abdi dahir same here but my test next hour xD
OMG SAMEEEE
Sameeeee
Same
My exam is tomorrow but that nurse looks like ET
Hahahahahahahahahahaha lol
I had heard about this story more clearly from one of my English teacher. She also added that Rosaline wanted to spend her life being a vergin. I felt sad and tears started to come out of my eyes. I felt sad . I had watched the whole movie but i had not felt sad at that time.
i am watching this because of my own curiosity. Am i in a minority here XD haha
apparently you're not the only one then :))
Julia Firekitty me too
Same 😂😂
Me too.
Me too!
Romeo and Juliet, a worse love story than Twilight.
+Blue W preach it
Its still WAY better
+Blue W HOW DARE YOU, YOU SICKO! To breathe that insult to all those who try to add something to the world, to one of Shakespeare's play is disgusting!
Annie and Elsie of Arendelle *GASP* I'm so offended :(
I like Shakespeare and his plays, but I did not like this one. A Midnight Summer's Dream was good. Hamlet was good. This one was horrific.
actually this isnt meant to be a love story, because just look how many people die, Shakespeare wouldn't just write that and play it off like death doesn't matter
7:14 My man out here mining diamonds
HAHAHA YES
FRRRR
It's almost 4am and I'm writing in just a few hours and I'm surviving on caffeine 🙃
This video is really helpful
I am the only one who watches this just for fun though I don't have a test tomrrow?
Antonio De lacruz No, you're not. I don't have a test either :D we're watching the movie tho
no you're not cause I love the story of this love
Jessica Taehyung Young FOREVER ARMY samee
same
Destiny B. preach!
Come on... let's face it. We all came here for homework XD
yee boi
Nah
I came here to here the story
@@mars2337 same.
Nope I'm refreshing my memory for an audition for Romeo and Juliet 😂
I love the artstyle they use in these pictures.
Who's here in 2023 cant believe this vid was posted 13 years ago
Exam tomorrow! This helped a lot!
+Raging baby3 same here!!!!!!!!
+Raging baby3 SAME
How did it go?
Haha I'm coming here for the same reason! Exam help club lol
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students today have it so much easier
+individualist00000 yeah if you understand english : D
Not quite
Oh shut up lol i have to give two essays and have two big exams and need to present a poem in class only this freaking week
Ok boomer
ok boomer
99% of this comment section is just I have exams tomorrow, and the other 1% is just other stuff.
I’m just interested in this.
Admit it this was not in your youtube recommendations. You searched for this.
Naw sadly it was in my recommendations. But I will save this for later
HAHAH exam tomorrow and this is great. Thanks
Exam in 25min
And now 25 likes too
5 years later, how did it go lmao
Lily Paige this saved me
U bring ur phone to school
Good vid I've got a exam tomorrow and this vid helps me revise
Good Luck Too Everybody Doing Finals Tommm ❤️💯
Exam in like 5 hours about all Shakespear's stories. I'm dead.
i fucking hate school
Replay grateful for this!
My English Teacher did three lessons on R+J then never spoke about it again so I was completely lost on the plot!
I started writing out the entire plot of the play using this video, thinking it would take me roughly half an hour lol, but there was so much detail it took me 3 and a half hours!😂
friar lawrence low-key the goat
85% of the book doesn't make sense, this makes 100% sense, people say that Shakespeare is the best thing that has ever happened to the english language well i say R.I.P english because most of his work is like new words that no one has any idea what it means.
shakespearese, a dialect of English.
Well Shakespeare had an great influence on the british language. The story is easy to understand. Two starcrossed lovers who find their peace in eternal death, but that is not the point really. Shakespeare's language was so modern and important for poetry. Before Shakespeare the British language was pretty simple and more of a "peasant tongue." By combining old latin words with the common British tongue he more or less created a new language. Words like education (from the Latin word "educare") or to ascend (from the Latin word "ascendere") are just a few examples. Theatre was like a new magazine or tv-show in the Elizabethan age. In addition to the language, he changed the role of the woman. Before Shakespeare women were not allowed to be an actor on stage. Because of Shakespeare's plays where men were turning into women, who were turning into men throughout the whole play the status of women was influenced greatly. These are just some examples of a student who is taking a test tomorrow, but if you are not aware of the reason why Shakespeare is taught. Study him. He's interesting and much more important: His work is interesting.
well no offense but im more of a memorizer, which is why i like science and history, but not Shakespeare history, i come from spain :) oh and im also a gamer so....... yeah i have many weaknesses in school almost fell asleep when reading the book finally i said F this where is sparknotes xD
You are right about Shakespeare. He may not be the worst writer but he definitely came nowhere near as a good writer. Most of his works are lazy or are copied from other people’s works. Compared to other English writer such as George Bernard, his works look like pieces of trash. It cringes me out how many people simply claim Shakespeares’ works to be masterpiece just because critics say so or because they have an great influence on British language.
@@jimmyli319 i also love it how people mistake the scottish as proper english, and theyre accents. The sad truth is that the scottish lost their own language called Gaelic, most people mistake the scottish and irish english speaking as the "true english" because they pronounce everything so differently, theres a lot of false information surrounding our education these days
Yes, I came here because I have a test tomorrow and obviously did not listen to whatever we did in English class. Yet, I pass English class with a maginificent grade. Thank you, Spraknotes.
"Spraknotes" to the rescue....
Did you pass?....
bruh he said in the comment itself that he passed@@JCPoetryCourner
This is an amazing summary, I cant believe how good this short film is, thankyou for helpng me understand this. Keep up the good work!!!!!!!
Who is NOT here for an exam or test
fellow shishtar I’m actually here for homework
Me, I'm here because I wanna watch the movie but just wanna be reminded of the story again first
I'm here because I like the story
I am here because my teacher put it in the study guide.
I'm here because my daughter is complaining about how stupid the story is. And now I agree with her.
Have a exam tomorrow thanks 😅😅😅😅
Watching this because no idea how the fuck to interperet old language and we're doing a thing on it in ELA.
It’s Crazy because I’m not even the type of guy to be into stuff like this but I can’t help but to be amazed hearing story’s like this through history and how it went down, like…. Romeo and Juliet is literally a “love at first sight” story, you think that saying is a actual joke and you laugh until you look at this story, Just two very young people who happened to see each and fell deeply in love instantly, but tragically we’re rivals, you got those who say it was LUST?? But you couldn’t pay me 10 million to believe this wasn’t love, they both Murdered for the sake of their love. Mind blowing I gotta say, you can call them stupid, crazy, a lot of things, but one thing you just can’t say is that they weren’t in love
very touching story. where with this existence we really need each other.. hopefully your creations will always grow
this is so helpful, thank you sparknotes!
I am the only one who's watching it for pleasure lol
+Titus Alexius nope i am too
:)
^^
saaammmee
I am :D
Titus Alexius same
Thank you for this great content!
Very useful, explained synthetically and clearly all the information xD
when you wait until the last day to finish all-semester assignments.
it brought a tear to my eye
AHAHAH THE NURSE'S FACE
Nice summary.....I haven't read or watched this since high school.... Seeing it much differently now at 61!
I love Romeo and Juliet it is my favorite work from William Shakespeare.
@triplek96 It's "love at first sight." I think Romeo is ridiculous because he had been SERIOUSLY depressed over Rosaline, hiding out in the woods, moping around for days, so, so sad that she rejected him, and then he goes to the party hoping to catch a glimpse of Rosaline, sees Juliet and --BAM!! -- he forgets all about Rosaline and falls completely in love with a stranger (and later stalks her home that night and they agree to marry about 2 hours later). wow. I feel bad for Juliet.
fr lol. I cant believe this comment is from 12 years ago
Exam in 2 days
DAVID PERRELLA now me 😢😢
hahahahahaha now me
miroklose22 same
also in 2 days rip me
Exam today
5:32 AM currently
I like the narrator girl's voice. The summary is really good as well. Just the basic story, no ancient artsy stuff. Well done.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH I HAVE A TEST IN 75 MIN, THIS VIDEO IT'S LIFE SAVING
Anyone remember that mission in Spyro 2 where you have to create bean stalks just to get to Juliet? At first I was questioning why Juliet is a bird and Romero is a worm but looking back it makes sense. In the book, the two families that Romeo and Juliet are from hate each other. In Spyro, there's a war going on between two levels. Just thought I'd point that out
"Benvolio promises to help Romeo forget about her." (sexy music starts)
Took my class two weeks to read the play. This took 9 min. It's a very good study guide a test or exam.
Great video, used this for English homework and it's a brilliant summary
Ummm, did anyone know how to check pulses and breath back then??!
Nope
Wouldn't have worked, that drug made the pulse so low, no one could've detected it. Honestly, all of this could've been avoided if the friar had used more wisdom and told Romeo not to marry someone he met they day before, even if peace between the families was the goal. They would've been better off eloping and both families would've still had to face the damage their petty feud had done. Overall, it's still an interesting story.
Exam in 28 min 34 seconds thanks
This shouldn’t be what we have to read and watch. This play is definitely not one of Shakespeare’s best works so if they want us to get into poetry and olden plays and story’s make us read and watch someone of his best work!!!!
Ps, I am also here for homework :p
Alright so I have a test on Act 1-5 tomorrow, and haven’t started reading the book... I think you just saved me big time so thanks
Just send him a text bruv
I watched this in 9th grade, and then I watched it again to remember last year.
wowwwww
Once again, thank you spark notes.
I know this is seven years old, but it's probably good to mention that Rosaline is a Capulet. I know that most people are going to watch this for school instead of reading the play, and that fact is pretty obscure yet important.
Thanks for this video. Its so stupid we are even required to know this.
300 years from now, kids will be complaining why they have to what and study the movie wreck it Ralph :D
Hunter Rhyme a 300 year old play that has stood the test of time and remains to be one of the most twisted, emotional, fantastically brilliant plays ever written. It's incredible, and I would like to see you try to argue otherwise.
Well for one it uses *old* English, a dead dialect. I know from personal experience that my generation finds it sloppy how Romeo and Juliet instantly fall in love, and it is, as you stated - a *play*. Not a novel, but a dramatic piece. It's more appropriate for drama, not an English room.
Joshua Binkley If you think this is old English you'll be terrified when you see actual old English... this is only early modern english
Joshua Binkley The novel didn't really exist as a form until the early 19th century. So I suppose all English literature until that time doesn't count?
I am not here for study purposes. I just like Shakespeare's stories 😅 and I always wanted to know more about Romeo and Juliet
Same here
I read the whole book, and I am watching this because it's my favorite book ever!
Thank you very much for your time and your effort! Blessings
Recommend this to anyone who thinks it’s a romantic love story
never has the comment section feelt more relatable
I actually love this story
Damn I can’t believe I’ve read the whole book before, everything is making sense, unlike other books.
Ayy 200+ pages? I still can’t believe it
Good luck with GCSEs everyone!!!
You too
so inspirational
I passed my test ! Thank you :)
the recent 2021 theater/movie version that released reenacted exactly this, thanx for the explanation