Romeo and Juliet

The words to learn first

The most common words in this book that fall outside the core vocabulary. Names are left out; these are the ones that actually repay learning before you start.

• thou277×
• thy170×
• thee138×
• shall110×
• hath64×
• sir57×
• doth47×
• fair44×
• upon42×
• tis40×
• ay34×
• lord31×
• wilt30×
• heaven29×
• hast28×
• hence27×
• madam23×
• marry22×
• till22×
• bid21×

How it starts

Dramatis Personæ ESCALUS, Prince of Verona. MERCUTIO, kinsman to the Prince, and friend to Romeo. PARIS, a young Nobleman, kinsman to the Prince. Page to Paris. MONTAGUE, head of a Veronese family at feud with the Capulets. LADY MONTAGUE, wife to Montague. ROMEO, son to Montague. BENVOLIO, nephew to Montague, and friend to Romeo. ABRAM, servant to Montague. BALTHASAR, servant to Romeo.

Read it sentence by sentence

Btelo English plays Romeo and Juliet one sentence at a time, highlighting each word as it is spoken, with a tap on any word opening its dictionary card. The full text is also free at Project Gutenberg if you would rather read it straight through.

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