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Romeo and Juliet: Annotated Edition
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE · ANNOTATED BY ERICA ABBETT
Every unfamiliar word, place, and reference, explained at the bottom of the page.
From bawdy jokes and elaborate puns to the recurring imagery of light, darkness, love, and death, this edition reveals just how much is happening beneath the surface of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy.
INSIDE THE BOOK
MADE FOR TEACHING
Scholarly editions are wonderful for research. This one was made for the classroom.
READERS SAY THE VOCABBETT CLASSICS ROMEO AND JULIET FEELS
“Like I’m reading with a friend.”
WHY THIS EDITION
1597 IS A LONG WAY OFF
Three things that trip up modern readers, and the note at the bottom of the page that handles each.
GOOD TO KNOW
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
KEEP EXPLORING
PAIR IT WITH Romeo and Juliet
A Scottish tragedy, doomed love on the moors, a green light across the bay, and a spring in Florence for your next unit.
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