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The narrator(s) do add an extra dimension to an audio book. However, it's one that would speak to preference, not distinguish between "are you doing something superior by reading a book than listening to it". I think by now, that's been put to bed. There is no intellectual superiority to be had reading a book verses listening.
As for Romeo and Juliet -- I'd say reading the play is not nearly as good as experiencing it in live theatre. But maybe your live theatre group is terrible.
Then again, live theatre won't help you dissect Shakespeare as much as reading it for yourself...and taking notes...and having a bibliography yadda yadda.
When I listened to a lightly dramatized version of the bible (nothing but the actual words of the bible, but different voice actors and occasional "scenery sounds"). The fact that I didn't like some of the choices for the voice actors simply gave me another angle on interpretation. Why didn't I like their moses actor?
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