, ROMEO
AND JULIET
William Shakespeare
,Contributors: Brian Phillips, Brian Gatten, Julie Blattberg
Note: This SparkNote uses The Norton Shakespeare edition of Romeo and Juliet.
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, INTRODUCTION
A PROLOGUE FROM THE BARD
Brave scholars, blessed with time and energy,
At school, fair Harvard, set about to glean,
From dusty tomes and modern poetry,
All truths and knowledge formerly unseen.
From forth the hungry minds of these good folk
Study guides, star-floss’d, soon came to life;
Whose deep and deft analysis awoke
The latent “A”s of those in lit’rary strife.
Aim far past passing—insight from our trove
Will free your comprehension from its cage.
Our SparkNotes’ worth, online we also prove;
Behold this book! Same brains, but paper page.
If patient or “whatever,” please attend,
What you have missed, our toil shall strive to mend.
AND JULIET
William Shakespeare
,Contributors: Brian Phillips, Brian Gatten, Julie Blattberg
Note: This SparkNote uses The Norton Shakespeare edition of Romeo and Juliet.
Some line and scene numbers may vary in other editions.
Copyright © 2002 by SparkNotes LLC
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in
any manner whatsoever without the written permission of the Publisher.
SPARKNOTES is a registered trademark of SparkNotes LLC.
This edition published by Spark Publishing
Spark Publishing
A Division of SparkNotes LLC
76 9th Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10011
ISBN 1-4014-0435-9
Text design by Rhea Braunstein
Text composition by Jackson Typesetting
Printed and bound in the United States of America
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, INTRODUCTION
A PROLOGUE FROM THE BARD
Brave scholars, blessed with time and energy,
At school, fair Harvard, set about to glean,
From dusty tomes and modern poetry,
All truths and knowledge formerly unseen.
From forth the hungry minds of these good folk
Study guides, star-floss’d, soon came to life;
Whose deep and deft analysis awoke
The latent “A”s of those in lit’rary strife.
Aim far past passing—insight from our trove
Will free your comprehension from its cage.
Our SparkNotes’ worth, online we also prove;
Behold this book! Same brains, but paper page.
If patient or “whatever,” please attend,
What you have missed, our toil shall strive to mend.
