Resource Guide: 'Sweet Sorrow' by David Nicholls

On June 3, 2021 the Folger hosts its Virtual Book Club, featuring a discussion of Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, and summer performance.

LEARN more about Romeo and Juliet

• Full text of the play
• Collection images
• The play on Folgerpedia

LISTEN to related podcasts 

• Episode 4: Shakespeare Outdoors
• Episode 12: Romeo and Juliet Through the Ages
• Episode 60: Shakespeare and Girlhood
• Episode 113: Olivia Hussey: The Girl on the Balcony
• Episode 165: Simon Godwin on Romeo and Juliet

EXPLORE articles on summer Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, and love

• Outdoor Shakespeare: The pioneers of a summer tradition
• Summer Shakespeare memories: Picnics, thunderstorms, and wildlife interruptions
• Romeo and Juliet: Is Shakespeare’s famous love story actually a play about violence?
• Excerpt – The Girl on the Balcony by Olivia Hussey
• 20 Shakespeare quotes about love

RUN YOUR LINES by putting these passages in order

• Order It: The prologue to Romeo and Juliet
• Order It: Juliet’s “What’s in a name?” speech

Words, Words, Words discusses David Nicholls’s Sweet Sorrow on June 3, 2021. The event is free, but registration is required through our website.