This is an adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" in which Juliet is a vampire and Romeo is a human. Much of the beauty of the original text is the language and style Shakespeare used and I found that eliminating that left the story somewhat dry. Also, I did not like the character changes Gabel made, especially with Benvolio. Shakeaspeare portrayed him as a peace-loving person who always avoided conflicts and Gabel turned him into a character much more like Mercutio.