William Shakespeare's Romeo and JulietHarold Bloom Shakespeare's tragedy about two star-crossed lovers from warring families has stirred audiences and readers alike and inspired other artists for generations with its timeless themes of love and loss. This invaluable new study guide examines one of Shakespeare's greatest plays through a selection of the finest contemporary criticism. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
On Shakespeares Informal Language | 5 |
A Thing Like Death | 29 |
Shakespeare and Catholicism | 55 |
Romeos Deathmarkt Imagination | 79 |
Wherefore Art Thou Tereu? | 91 |
Spectator Stage and Actor | 121 |
Toward a Shakespearean Memory Theater | 147 |
Wouldst thou withdraw loves faithful vow? | 169 |
Motion and Mercurio in Romeo and Juliet | 185 |
Chronology | 199 |
Contributors | 201 |
| 203 | |
Acknowledgments | 207 |
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