"Romeo and Juliet - balcony scene" by William Shakespeare (poetry reading)

[michelledubignon]

my best writer ever, oh how i wish i could of touched his creative hand just once, 

[lesmiserable38]

is that Charles Bukowski reading?

[SpokenVerse]

@lesmiserable38 No - but I have read some poems by Bukowski on YouTube which may cause the confusion. I don't sound anything like him - he's American, I'm English.

[LaughingGor888]

Mercutio: "A plague o' both your houses!" best part of the story. (my points of view)

[TheIcelandicPatriot]

So simple and yet so complex. So beutifull.

[katherineXchi]

Yes; however, I thought you meant the nurse knew exactly that Romeo was there with her. & she felt as if she needed to stop them from communicating. So I was just confused.

[katherineXchi]

The nurse stops it? I thought the nurse just kept repeating for Juliet to come back inside.. I didn't know the nurse was watching them...

[SpokenVerse]

@katherineXchi After Juliet says "You kiss by the book" the nurse intervenes and says "Madam, your mother craves a word with you." That happend in a former scene, at the party at the Capulets house. There's no kissing in this window scene in the original play. Juliet stays at her window and Romeo stays outside.

[sbrnrzv]

Sir! your voice is amazing! I've never read or had interest in reading or watching the movie, but after reading your explanation and hearing you read. I'm so impressed! wish I had a teacher like you lol!

[OlderBrotherCo]

sooo... you definently need to get ahold of NPR and send in an application

[snead1996]

i agree with almost everybody about you read that amazingly but my teacher said she is 14 and he is 15 but that may just be my teacher... thank you!

[MattMahael]

Your voice needs to narrate my life!

[puppylv408]

isnt it 1564-1616?

[blondiegirl67545]

You read this speech perfectly! This reading is amazing and perfect in everyway!

[SpokenVerse]

@ifuliki You might not realise this, but there are certain places where a pause is forced because Juliet is doing something. It's a play. You'll have to imagine what she's doing.

[DArguera]

what a wonderfully soothing voice. very fitting for a reading from the Bard

[belzondium]

That was a fine reading. Your notes are mostly sound, except in saying there was *no* physical contact between Romeo and Juliet before marriage - haven't they already exchanged a kiss at the party, before the 'balcony scene'? But your point is well taken.

[SpokenVerse]

@belzondium Perhaps I should reword it. I used "physical contact" to mean more sexual contact than was allowed by etiquette. When they first meet Juliet is chaperoned by her nurse who is still present in the window scene too. They flirt, and do kiss decorously twice. Juliet says provocatively, "You kiss by the book". Then Juliet's nurse stops it because it's getting out of hand. Juliet, of course, would have been played by a boy.

[Judas130]

*window scene.

its interesting how theater has morphed the scene, as there is no mention of a balcony ;)

sorry for that, absolutely captivating voice!

peace

[StelaWorld]

My highest praise for this...