Welcome to the Stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them. I'm your host Tracy Thomas and it is

our final book club episode of the year. I'm thrilled to be joined again by

Shakespeare scholar and the author of the Great White Bard, Farah Kareem Cooper, she and I are going to break down

William Shakespeare's perhaps most famous play ever,

Romeo and Juliet.

You all already know the story of Starcrossed lovers who find each other amidst an intense family feud.

It's been adapted into many films which we talk about today. We also ask questions about which

characters are the best, why this play is taught in schools still to this day, and I

get a little spicy with some of my most hot Shakespeare takes.

There are spoilers on this episode in case you're not familiar with Romeo and Juliet.

Make sure to listen to the end of this episode to find out what our January 2024 book club pick will be.

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