Pride and Prejudice vs Romeo and Juliet: Which Should You Read?

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen · 1813 ★★★★☆ 4.3 320 pages · ≈ 5 h 56 m · Demanding

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty…

Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare · 1597 ★★★★☆ 3.7 108 pages · ≈ 2 h 00 m · Demanding

“Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.”

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young Italian star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most…