Romeo and Juliet is often touted as this great tragic romance between star-crossed lovers... an ill-fated encounter between a couple of young people thwarted by the sins of their fathers. But to cynical o'l me, the actual story is lesson in idiocy from start to finish. Beginning with the ridiculous feud between the Capulets and the Montagues... nobody even remembers what started it... to the Prince's mismanagement of said feud to sword altercations leading in death and the secret marriage. Everybody made such terrible choices that I don't wonder if Shakespeare meant for this to be a farce or satire. Of course there is literary value in the play. Many of the lines are pure poetry... the balcony scene for instance while others have become a fixture in the English language. For eg. "A plague on both your houses"
It's Okay not to be Okay (2020) Episode 12
It's Okay not to be Okay (2020) Episode 12
It's Okay not to be Okay (2020) Episode 12
Romeo and Juliet is often touted as this great tragic romance between star-crossed lovers... an ill-fated encounter between a couple of young people thwarted by the sins of their fathers. But to cynical o'l me, the actual story is lesson in idiocy from start to finish. Beginning with the ridiculous feud between the Capulets and the Montagues... nobody even remembers what started it... to the Prince's mismanagement of said feud to sword altercations leading in death and the secret marriage. Everybody made such terrible choices that I don't wonder if Shakespeare meant for this to be a farce or satire. Of course there is literary value in the play. Many of the lines are pure poetry... the balcony scene for instance while others have become a fixture in the English language. For eg. "A plague on both your houses"