No Fear Shakespeare Audiobook: Romeo & Juliet

Written by SparkNotes

Narrated by James Fouhey, Imani Jade Powers, Nikki Massoud and 9 more

Read Shakespeare’s plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!
 
Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.

Each No Fear guide contains:

• The complete text of the original play
• A line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language
• A complete list of characters, with descriptions
• Plenty of helpful commentary

• Language: English
• Publisher: SparkNotes Audio
• Release date: Mar 23, 2021
• ISBN: 9781549111587

Reviews for No Fear Shakespeare Audiobook

[mbabst-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This classic tale of two teenagers that are enthralled by a short romance is quickly ended. Reading over this novel again, there are so many meanings behind the text. Several meanings in this book could include love, rivalry and deception. Focusing on rivalry, this novel is a good representation of how family rivalry is at its core. I would assign this book to a group of 9th graders because I feel as though the maturity needed for this book is crucial. They will not be able to understand the concept in this book.

[pamzaragoza · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

"Some shall be pardoned, and some punished.
For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."

[smgs0ccarter · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

boring, couldn't understand it

[joewmyrtle · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I'm all for this series, not just for students. For anyone who wants to get into Shakespeare, it's great to have some help and not miss anything that is going on. I recommend reading Shakespeare's language first and then (when needed) the explanation (given side by side for every page). After a while you get used to the original language and you don't need the explanations as often. You'll feel comfortable enough with archaic words and phrases. For me Romeo and Juliet is at least as much a comedy as it is a tragedy. For the silly aspects of love - intoxication, unstable emotions, overly dramatic responses - R and J are a celebration and a parody.

[bandit1_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Its a sweet book and very romantic. You dont want to put it down right aways. You just want to keep reading it to understand it.

[englishgeek_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The best side-by-side version of the play I've found. I recommend it to all of my students when we read the play during the school year.