Classics Illustrated: Romeo and Juliet

Classics Illustrated No. 5:
Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare

Behind a cover evoking a frame from a 50s movie, whose artist is unknown, we are entreated to some forty plus pages of finely rendered pages by George Evans.

Thoughtful angles, clear use of perspectives, background detail that adds texture without interrupting the main story, and a beautifully drawn Juilet, make this a book well worth checking out.

Almost everyone thinks they know the story of Romeo and Juliet: two lovers forbidden union by their warring families who, unable to live without each other, take their own lives.

Most of us can even quote a line or two. Far less of us have actually seen the play or read the story in full. And I have to include myself. That stated; there's a lot more to it than I expected. And in this version I came out of disliking Romeo intently.

Told today, he'd be a loud-mouthed soccer player, forever with a different blond in tow, until he found his one-true love that he'd talk about exclusively about in Hello magazine; then when it all goes belly-up the Sunday tabloids could pour over their misfortunes. To me, the true tragedy of this story is that Juliet couldn't see she deserved better! Very nice art by Mr Evans though.

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