Romeo and Juliet-Words, Words, Words

Romeo and Juliet-Words, Words, Words

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S1 E5: Shakespeare's primary tool as a playwright is words themselves as dramatic expressions of character and meaning. In Romeo and Juliet, see how Shakespeare ingeniously uses language to distinguish class and personality, and how he uses the poetic form of the sonnet in creating a sublime language of love.