I decided to read this because (a) It was near valentines and I wanted to read something with a little romance, and (b) I was supposed to have read it in high school but just knew enough about the story to BS my way through all the homework without actually reading it in its entirety. I have always loved reading and read the majority of required school readings, but I hate Shakespeare! I really, really, really want to like his works, There were parts of Macbeth that I definitely enjoyed, I understand the impact he has had on the English language, but overall I just cannot get into them. I hate how dramatic all the characters are. In this case Juliet especially got on my nerves, she was so rude to her maid. Romeo wasn't much better. It just really didn't help that the two main characters were also the most annoying characters in the whole play. I'm sure I'll torture myself and pick up another Shakespeare (I do want to read Hamlet) but I am going to need another long break in between reading them.