How many pages is Romeo and Juliet?

About 336 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 25,815 words, about 1½ hrs of reading at an average pace.

How long is the Romeo and Juliet audiobook?

About 3 hrs, estimated from the 26,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

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Romeo and Juliet

Name: Romeo and Juliet
Author: William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

1½ hrsto read

5.0worth it

At your speed≈ 1½ hrs

Pages336

Audiobook≈ 3 hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

The complete text runs to 25,815 words, counted word for word. At an average 250 words a minute that is 1½ hrs — a single-sitting read.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.48 out of 5, from 2,299 ratings.

Worth-it score 5.0/10 — Worth it for some readers. Readers 4.5 (Hardcover's 3.48★ from 2,299 ratings) + length 0.5 = 5.0. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Romeo and Juliet?

The complete text of Romeo and Juliet runs to 25,815 words — about 336 pages in the edition we list. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Romeo and Juliet at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	2½ hrs
Average	250	1½ hrs
Fast	400	1 hr

Counted word for word from the complete public-domain text on Project Gutenberg, so these times don't depend on any one edition's page count. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts. Prefer to listen? At a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute the audiobook runs about 3 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Romeo and Juliet?: About 1½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The complete text of Romeo and Juliet runs to 25,815 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 2½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 1 hr.
How many pages is Romeo and Juliet?: About 336 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 25,815 words, about 1½ hrs of reading at an average pace.
Is Romeo and Juliet worth reading?: We score it 5.0 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth it for some readers. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.48 out of 5 from 2,299 ratings, which counts for 4.5; at about 1½ hrs at an average pace it earns +0.5 for being short.
How long is the Romeo and Juliet audiobook?: About 3 hrs, estimated from the 26,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

From the publisher

It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud. In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers’ final union in death seems almost inevitable. And yet, this play set in an extraordinary world has become the quintessential story of young love.…

In part because of its exquisite language, it is easy to respond as if it were about all young lovers.

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