Why Are Romeo And Juliet So Popular Today

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Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous and acclaimed plays of William Shakespeare. The play recounts the romance of a couple whose lives destiny would head towards tragedy. The play takes place in Verona in late 1500`s. The play deals mostly with the fact that Romeo and Juliet couldn't be with each other because their families were such big rivals . Even though their families hated each other so much , Romeo and Juliet had never met before. Through the movie Romeo is talking lot a about how his love has been “vexed” , he describes love as “wise madness”, “deadly poison” and a healing medicine. One thing that is interesting is that Romeo and Juliet were very loyal to each other even though theys families hated each other so much.

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Example of the universal theme is : love and hate can drive people to do outrageous things. This universal idea is still relatable in present day. Themes like this are the reason why Williams Shakespeare's play is still so popular to this day. Love and hate is naturally the play's most dominant theme and play focuses on romantic love. One thing that i found interesting in this story is that it ends with an unhappy endring. Of course the story is much more than just a love story , it also contains tragedy and it's maybe love and tragedy combined that make this story so popular.

The problem in Romeo and Juliet is that they both come from different families that hate each other. Romeo is from Montague's family and Juliet is from Capulet family. They knew that parents will not allow them to be together because of that but they fought through and kept loving each other. Other problem is that Juliet's parents kept forcing her to marry Paris. William Shakespeare's message in this story is that you never should judge someone's love because of their family or

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