Romeo and Juliet?

Question

Alright, well I posted earlier about how I despise this play and asked for other people opinions to quote on in my report on why this is such a horrible play. But now I have a diffrent outlook.
Most people percieve the play of Romeo and Juliet as the classic love story but in actuality this story is about two foolish kids who rush into a relationship which is morally wrong and in the end because of thier stupidity and in moral ways they both suffer an unhappy ending. I think that shakespere himself did not like the charectars of Romeo and Juliet, and agreed with many of you who earlier replied to my last post. Romeo and Juliets realtionship is morally wrong, they are just kids, and because of thier foolish ways in return they both die. I think this is the main reason why Romeo and Juliet is so overrated; because most people see the play as a perfect classic love stroy instead of what it really is.Feed back on this idea?

Answer 1

i totally agree with you on this one. i have to read that in school right now. :)
it sucks so much, half of it you can hardly understand and the two kids romeo and juliet are stupid enough to get themselves killed in the end...worst story ever.

Answer 2

I love it because it is such a perfect mirror of teenage infatuation. If it were a classic love story I would hate it. That would be stupid. I love seeing how these two kids die for each other, how tragic, how stupid they are. It is just how kids today are. It is fascinating that things never change even though it has been over 400 years.
I love it FOR those reasons.
Plus, I love the line, "But one word with one of us, Couple it with something, make it a word and a blow".
Great. Shows us that "********" was the used 400 years ago the same way it is today. Implying that Romeo is gay and saying Blow Me. Fun stuff.

But on top of all the thing you said, and I just said, the play goes further to speak against hatred. The parents are forced to see the harm their prejudices cause.

What makes it a great play is that it is entertaining to watch. (if done right) when we talk talk talk all day, the only thing that really matters when it's all said and done is that we like to watch it for whatever reason we have.

Answer 3

It's a rough-hewn thesis, but you've got a workable idea there.

Consider, however, the why of this play's amazing popularity down through the centuries.
I think it's because so many people can identify with the passion of the two young (and admittedly immature) lovers. First love is often a whirlwind of conflicting emotions, that seem so strong they'll tear you apart. Your heart is constantly near the breaking-point, either with love, with fear, with raging hormones, with resentment, with ecstacy and pain. No culture I know of is immune to this---take a look at all the tortured questions in the dating and relationships category in Yahoo Answers, and you'll see a perfect reflection of the play's thematic elements.
Shakespeare was the first, and the best, to actually portray the real character of love's first passion, and it's sometimes tragic consequences. That is why the play is a classic love story--because of the universal truth of the human emotions it portrays.

Answer 4

You're "Monday morning quarterbacking" from our century.

Things were different back then.

Romeo and Juliet were NOT "kids" by those standards, but of normal age to start a family.

Also, it's ridiculous to equate class and race, as one respondent did, for they are not the same thing.

One thing I've noticed on the Internet is the obvious deterioration of contemporary education, as evidenced by this discussion.

In some ways, kids are so much better off, thanks to technological innovation, but still, I kind of feel sorry that you're being so sadly deprived of real education and literacy skills.

Answer 5

i dont think when shakesphere was writing this play he was thinking they were two silly kids. It is a classic love story, and yes ok there could be many perceptions, the play shows many different stories, it is a story of class, and perhaps even racism( classism) it tells the story that it shouldnt matter where a person comes from - there is tragedy because of a difference in opionion of class. It could be many things but im sorry i have to say i dont think its about two silly kids falling in love too young.

Answer 6

Romeo's mom woman Montague dies previously Romeo and Juliet because of the fact she replaced into upset whilst Romeo replaced into exiled! unfortunately, my liege, my spouse is ineffective to-evening; Grief of my son's exile hath stopp'd her breath:

Answer 7

I remember being shocked when I found out that the character of Juliet was supposed to be 13 years old when the play was set (and obviously, she didn't get any older). THIRTEEN.

It really brings things into perspective. If my 13-year-old daughter told me she was deeply, passionately in love and couldn't live without a particular boy...I'd assume it was puppy love and would wear off in a few weeks.

So why are they supposed to be the ideal of romantic love? My cynical answer: because they died during the infatuation stage, the dizzying height of first crush. They never lived long enough to get bored, heck, they didn't even live long enough to get to know each other very well. And doesn't everyone worship that first rush of giddiness? Who wouldn't want it to last...the rest of your life?

Answer 8

i agree, people see their families and think that they're smart for doing all the stuff they did, but really all they're doing is falling in love and disobeying their families. sure, some of the things their families did was wrong, but the stuff they did was really only for their own benefit and not for the grudge between the Montagues and the Capulets. now, if they talked to their parents, forced them to meet, and stop some of the killings, then, yeah, i think they wouldn't be as foolish. but other than that they didn't do much.

Answer 9

I don't think Shakespeare hates them; however, I think he does gently mock the speed which young people fall in and out of love with the Rosamund character.