Romeo and Juliet opens with two servants from the house of Capulet, Sampson and Gregory. They speak in prose which shows their lower social status. In addition, their language is full of puns that ...

“Romeo + Juliet,” which opened Oct. 24 at Broadway ... and his mellifluous voice is perfectly matched to Shakespeare’s prose.

they are foretold in the oft-shortened title of the play “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.” While Shakespeare is known for his cascading prose and complex plots, the man could really be quite ...