> I would like to see Romeo and Juliet translated to modern English. We are working on the play in my world literature class and a translation would greatly help me. I have to do numerous projects on the play. I understand some of what he's saying, but not too much of it. If anyone would know what exactly Shakespeare is saying throughout the play, please post it as soon as you can. Also, does anyone know the 2 other ways Shakespeare spelled his last name (Shakespeare)? I only know of the one.

The Folger Library has an excellent series of Shakespeare's plays. When you are reading the actual play, the left page is full of annotations, explaining some of the text and words whose meanings have changed. The right page is the lines of the play.

-FP