Don’t Read Shakespeare Alone: The Romeo and Juliet Edition

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This podcast offers a full reading of Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet along with commentary to help listeners understand and appreciate the text.

  1. 2月20日

    Act V Scene 3

    The story ends in tragedy at the Capulet's monument. Romeo and Juliet's families reconcile, finally ending the feud.    Content Warning: suicide

    43 分钟

  2. 2月12日

    Act V Scene 2

    Friar Lawrence learns the alarming news that Romeo never got his letter because Friar John was quarantined in a plague house.

    7 分钟

  3. 2月6日

    Act V Scene 1

    Romeo hears from his servant that Juliet has died. Believing that to be true, he goes to an apothecary to buy poison. Content Warning: planning suicide

    13 分钟

  4. 1月30日

    Act IV Scene 5

    The Nurse and Juliet's parents think she's dead and are extremely grieved. Friar Lawrence urges them to stop crying, because he's trying to get Juliet's (still living) body to the crypt as soon as possible. Peter has an amusing squabble with the musicians.

    21 分钟

  5. 1月22日

    Act IV Scene 4

    Juliet's parents are in a great mood as they stay up all night getting ready for the wedding. Paris and the musicians arrive.

    7 分钟

  6. 1月15日

    Act IV Scene 3

    Juliet takes the potion that Friar Lawrence gave her, but before she drinks it she imagines all of the horrible things that could go wrong.    Content Warning: contemplation of suicide and disturbing images.

    10 分钟

  7. 1月8日

    Act IV Scene 2

    Juliet pretends to be willing to marry Paris, and her father excitedly changes the date of the wedding to the next day.

    7 分钟

  8. 1月2日

    Act IV Scene 1

    Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence for help, and runs into Paris at Friar Lawrence's cell. She and Friar Lawrence talk secretly about what can be done, and he gives her a potion that will cause her to appear dead for forty-two hours.    Content Warning: contemplation of suicide.

    16 分钟
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This podcast offers a full reading of Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet along with commentary to help listeners understand and appreciate the text.

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