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Romeo and Juliet
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The first time I read Romeo and Juliet (my freshman year of high school), I hated it. I had always heard it built up as a great love story, a great romance- and I didn't see it at all. To me, it seemed a pretty pointless story about a couple of idiotic teenagers in lust. The ridiculous essays I was forced to compose about it certainly didn't help.
My senior year of high school, however, my drama teacher selected it as our spring play. I was stage manager, and I was horrified when he told me. I pleaded for anything but R & J. But as I worked through the lines with my actors, and saw the scenes slowly put together, I came to realize the power and the beauty of the play.
Yes, they are somewhat idiotic teenagers in lust: but the sweeping passion of adolescence, with all its power and impatience, is something worth looking at in itself.
I don't know why English classes always seem to assign R & J to teenagers- I think it's a play that is actually much better appreciated by those who are past their own early adolescence. Because now, I love it.
My senior year of high school, however, my drama teacher selected it as our spring play. I was stage manager, and I was horrified when he told me. I pleaded for anything but R & J. But as I worked through the lines with my actors, and saw the scenes slowly put together, I came to realize the power and the beauty of the play.
Yes, they are somewhat idiotic teenagers in lust: but the sweeping passion of adolescence, with all its power and impatience, is something worth looking at in itself.
I don't know why English classes always seem to assign R & J to teenagers- I think it's a play that is actually much better appreciated by those who are past their own early adolescence. Because now, I love it.
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Jun 08, 2011 07:25AM
Splendid review. This is often the case with Shakespeare; one really has to get to know it as a performance before the effect starts to sink in. Plus, it's usually taught terribly. I think a lot of people can relate to this experience with R & J!
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You know the saying? "By the time you truly understand the characters, you are too old to play them!!!
Colin wrote: "Splendid review. This is often the case with Shakespeare; one really has to get to know it as a performance before the effect starts to sink in. Plus, it's usually taught terribly. I think a lot of..."Thank you!
Susan wrote: "You know the saying? "By the time you truly understand the characters, you are too old to play them!!!"So very, very true.
Thank you so much for this review. Now I actually really want to read it. All these famous books are probably meant to bring us something powerful .
the thing is how do i get to read in here??
I agree,when I was in year 3 I hated it but now because I have read it so many times I have grew to love it . This is because I have read it so many times I have got used to it.
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I agree with your first statement i am currently a freshman reading Romeo and Juliet and i find it useless to read about how they fall in love in one night then them getting married after. But , then i see how Romeo and Juliet helps you to see many things like dramatic irony and dramatic language. I also agree with you when you said that You don't know why English teachers assign it to freshman because i feel like adults will better understand it then some freshman .
