Romeus and Juliet

Shakespeare's primary source for Romeo and Juliet was Arthur Brooke's Romeus and Juliet, first published in 1562, two years before Shakespeare's birth, and reprinted in 1587, about eight years before the first performance of Romeo and Juliet.

Below is a passage from Brooke's preface. What does it suggest about this author's version of the story? How does this perspective differ from Shakespeare's?

"And to this end, good Reader, is this tragical matter written, to describe unto thee a couple of unfortunate lovers, thralling themselves to unhonest desire; neglecting the authority and advice of parents and friends; conferring their principal counsels with drunken gossips and superstitious friars (the naturally fit instruments of unchastity); attempting all adventures of peril for th' attaining of their wished lust; using auricular confession the key of whoredom and treason, for furtherance of their purpose; abusing the honourable name of lawful marriage to cloak the shame of stolen contracts; finally by all means of unhonest life hasting to most unhappy death."

The passage above is one sentence. What is the subject and the verb? What kind of phrases does Brooke use to illustrate the behavior of the young lovers? What diction does he employ to signal his disapproval of their actions? What advice might Brooke give to young people?