Romeo and Juliet

Dear Friend,
    
     The first scene of Romeo and Juliet does an amazing job of presenting the two huge themes in the play.  Those themes are love and mindless grudges.  My read has been interesting so far.

   There are many great, interesting lines in this first scene. One that I really liked was, "I have lost myself.  I am not here."  Even though this line is not famous or anything, for some reason, I really like this line.  I like that it uses old words, but needs no translation.  The second sentence is a metaphor.  Even though it's simple, it represents so much more.  It means he is so in love that the love and the stress is the only place Romeo is.  Its a great line, which somehow is both simple and complex.

     This is not my first time reading Shakespeare.  I have already read three of his plays and preformed in one of them, Twelfth Night.  Shakespeare can be a struggle, but i find once I get it, it's great.  So far, this play has been a slow read, but not a boring one.  I suggest reading this, but, my favorite Shakespeare so far is Twelfth Night.

     I am not entirely into Romeo and Juliet, but I like it.  I wonder if it will become a faster read.  Its a hard read because of the constant vocabulary checking.  I don't really have questions about this play, but again, I recommend Romeo and Juliet to you.