romeo and juliet

How Literary Characters Will Spend Valentine's Day

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By: Josh Perilo

Valentine's Day is boring. There are only so many combinations of flowers/dinner/movie that can be created to "celebrate" it. And for a holiday that’s ...

One-Sentence Lessons I Learned from Classic Literature

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By: Contributor

dac213 cracked us UP with this ingenious post—just wait 'til you get to number 7.—Sparkitors

English teachers are always trying to get us ...

A Disaster in Juliet's Bed

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By: Contributor

It's cool that we LOLed through all of these theater mishaps, right? Thanks for making our day, strangeNilikeit! —Sparkitors

I haven't slept in a ...

The Greatest Modern Love Stories

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By: Dan_Bergstein

While preparing for tonight’s Romeo + Juliet live-blog, we got to thinking: What current love stories will school kids in the year 2517 ...

The SparkNotes Movie Club Presents: Romeo + Juliet

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By: Dan_Bergstein

February is a month of love. It’s also a month of slushy roads, but it’s easier to find a movie with a romantic theme than ...

Condensed Classics = AWESOME

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By: Contributor

princess_caroline21, you may have just changed our lives FOREVER.—Sparkitors

If you're anything like...

My Crush is a Shakespearean Character

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By: Contributor

Sorry, madra_allta, but we'll always love Romeo—as long as he's played by Leonardo DiCaprio, that is.—Sparkitors

To ...

Introducing Two New Video SparkNotes!

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By: Emily Winter

Hey, you summery pajamaheads! Remember school? And studying and stuff? And how much you hated it?!

We don't care!

Just because you're no longer held hostage in ...

Why Does Friar Lawrence Have a Date Rape Drug?: Puzzling Questions About the Classics

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By: Contributor

FadingRose has some interesting questions about the classics. Personally, we've always wondered why Hester didn't just tell everyone what a weenie Dimmesdale is....