The Arden Shakespeare is the established edition of Shakespeare’s work. Justly celebrated for its authoritative scholarship and invaluable commentary, Arden guides you a richer understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare’s plays. This edition of Romeo and Juliet provides, a clear and authoritative text, detailed notes and commentary on the same page as the text, a full introduction discussing the critical and historical background to the play and appendices presenting sources and relevant extracts.
一個高尚熱情的英俊少男和一個天真無邪的美麗少女,兩人都出身名門,稱得上金枝玉葉。他們在舞會中巧遇,立即相愛,迅速結婚。他們應當有什麼樣的結局?他們會有什麼樣的結局? 莎士比亞筆下的羅密歐和朱麗葉就是這樣的一對情人。他們本來可以有幸福美滿的未來,就像尋常童話故事裡面的公主王子一樣。可是,兩個人居然在結婚第二天就被迫分離,而在兩三天之後就先後分別自殺殉情。他們光耀絢麗的愛情,如流星劃過漆黑的夜空,亮則亮矣,卻是一閃即逝,令人惋惜不已。 (取自公共電視)