Romeo e Giulietta

Romeo and Juliet, abridged. ROMEO: I’m Romeo, and I used to be emo and annoying but now I’m so totally in luuuuurve and it’s AWESOME. MERCUTIO: Okay, three things: One, there’s only room in this play for one awesome character and it’s me , bitch. Two, you’re still emo and annoying. Three, didn’t you s Leggi tutto

I'm not sure what annoys me more - the play that elevated a story about two teenagers meeting at a ball and instantly "falling in love" then deciding to get married after knowing each other for one night into the most well-known love story of all time, or the middle schools that feed this to kids of Leggi tutto

THIS! This is what happens when you jump into a Rebound Relationship. So, when the story opens, Romeo is desperately in love with Rosaline. But since she won't give up the booty has sworn to remain chaste, he's all depressed and heartbroken. Annoying emo style! His friends, tired of his constant

The people who dislike this play are the ones who view common sense over being rational, and prefer to view the world in a structured way. One of the main arguments that come across is the 'meeting, falling in love, and dying all in a weekend when Juliet is but 13'. We all must die in the end, so wo Leggi tutto

Two things struck me during this re-reading: 1) From the first scene of the play, the sexual puns are drenched in metaphorical violence (drawing your weapon, laying knife aboard, forcing women to the wall, etc.), creating a stark contrast with the purity of Romeo and Juliet's love and language, and

Romeo and Juliet = The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy, written by William Shakespeare early in his career, about two young star-crossed lovers, whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic r Leggi tutto

Why didn’t they just run away together? It would have saved a lot of heart ache.

يعني انت عامل فيها : روميو؟ سؤال استنكاري مرح..لا يعني عبر العالم كله سوى انك عاشق بجنوننادرة هي الشخصيات الادبية التي تقفز خارج السطور..لتتحول إلى أساطير واقعية..نلفظ باسمها بدلا من جمل تملأ مجلدات و سر خلود شخصية روميو.انه احد الرجال القلائل في الأدب..و في الواقع".ممن ضحوا بحياتهم من أجل الحب"الح Leggi tutto

Every emo fourteen year old's dream. In bullet-point form: • fall in love with hot boy/girl (delete as appropriate) that parents can't stand; • tender words and some sex - gotta find out what that's like; • major tragic incident that really wasn't your fault, you were provoked ; • everyone's mad at yo Leggi tutto