Romeo And Juliet

[Resurrexi]

Discuss.

[homeschoolmom]

Why are those the only two options?

[Resurrexi]

There don't have to be more since I am not asking how you would describe the play.

I am merely asking which of these two choices best describes it in your opinion.

[homeschoolmom]

Well, in that case.... yeah... #2.

[T-Bone _]

There was no sign of true love at all.

[kafka]

it is the story of two families the Capulets and Montagues. The punishment for the sins and lack of reconciliation between these two families fall upon the heads of their children (Romeo and Juliet).

There are other themes but this one probably runs the deepest. After all it was originally intended by Shakespeare to be a comedy.

Edited July 6, 2009 by kafka

[rachael]

yea, i still hate shakespeare.






and ta[font="Arial"]cos[/font].

Edited July 6, 2009 by rachael

[Dan]

Why?

What have tacos, so very tasty and good for you,, so very tasty and good for you, ever done to you?

[tinytherese]

The two of them did not show true love for each other. Honestly, killing yourself because you cannot be with someone is just selfish. "If you are not here to make me happy then I will just kill myself" is what they were doing. One of my friends was engaged to a guy that threatened to kill himself if she were to break up with him. Fortunately, she did break up with him and he lived.

[LouisvilleFan]

This poll reminds me of voting for president.

[VoTeckam]

[quote name='LouisvilleFan' post='1912738' date='Jul 6 2009, 03:56 PM']This poll reminds me of voting for president.[/quote]

[Nihil Obstat]

Shakespeare was the entertaining pulp trash of his time. I don't think it was ever meant to be about 'true love'. Just meant to be a story to keep (mostly poor) people entertained.

[tinytherese]

I think that West Side Story is better than Romeo and Juliet. That story sounds more realistic and nobody commits suicide.

[LouisvilleFan]

[quote name='tinytherese' post='1912826' date='Jul 6 2009, 06:15 PM']I think that West Side Story is better than Romeo and Juliet. That story sounds more realistic and nobody commits suicide.[/quote]

Apparently there are [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story#Shakespearean_basis"]some parallels[/url] between them.

[musturde]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' post='1912817' date='Jul 6 2009, 05:08 PM']Shakespeare was the entertaining pulp trash of his time. I don't think it was ever meant to be about 'true love'. Just meant to be a story to keep (mostly poor) people entertained.[/quote]

That's a little harsh lol.
The Queen went to his shows as well.

[Resurrexi]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' post='1912817' date='Jul 6 2009, 04:08 PM']Shakespeare was the entertaining pulp trash of his time. I don't think it was ever meant to be about 'true love'. Just meant to be a story to keep (mostly poor) people entertained.[/quote]

He definitely wrote for the wealthier classes as well, though.

I doubt the poor knew or cared what blank verse was.

[princessgianna]

[quote name='tinytherese' post='1912706' date='Jul 6 2009, 01:21 PM']The two of them did not show true love for each other. Honestly, killing yourself because you cannot be with someone is just selfish. "If you are not here to make me happy then I will just kill myself" is what they were doing.
...[/quote]
Agreed. That part always bugged me. The whole attitude is about "me having this relationship". Nothing about "I love you so much I want YOU to be happy even if that means we cannot be".

[toebat]

My English Teacher, waaaay back in the day, was a born again Hippie. He wouldn't let us discuss the true meaning, he just said they would sneak around and play cards.... I think I was cheated out of a lesson there.

[princessgianna]

yea....