Lope de Vega

“ These two old gentlemen, the heads of the Capulet faction, come forward and declare they should both be charmed to see their children smitten with each other, because they propose to make a match between them. Things don't succeed quite to their mind; Octavio falls in love with Juliet, but Juliet does not like Octavio, and contents herself with returning him a polite answer. ”

“ It is to be regretted that the work has not been undertaken by other than an amateur hand, being worthy a better fate, but unfortunately the fact remains that it could never prove commercially profitable to a competent translator or publisher. ”