yknow how a lot of things get misinterpreted by broader culture as the opposite of what its trying to say (ex: monopoly, a lot of proverbs, lolita, etc) well the theatre one is romeo and juliet.
its highly likely its not supposed to be seen as a great romance. and rather just teenage whims
there r numerous times when romeos previous crush, rosaline, is mentioned (in fact the party where romeo saw juliet he was there to look for her. the tragedy of the play isnt that these star crossed lovers died rather than be apart, but rather that the two families feuds formed an environment where
teenagers cannot just have a crush and instead of the normal process of getting a crush and letting it die naturally, the two feel the need to actually die. its that the feud causes a place where children cannot be children
of course this theory cannot be substantiated (cause shakespeare is dead)
Feb 18, 2025 09:33but i do love seeing different interpretations of shakespeare as each new one frames the actions of the play in a whole new light.
one thing i love about theatre is that its an art form much more made to be open to change since u cannot have a standard version with dif people putting it on
