explain to the reader. like romeo and, juliet we are expected to simply accept the feud between the montague s and the capulet s at face value. at its core romeo and juliet asked the question that so many teenagers have asked themselves, do i disobey my parents for what i want most? for love? because it is shakespeare, the dichotomy between the older generation it is complex and deliberate. romeo and juliet s age is not an afterthought. for juliette, especially comes up again and again. we see a development in romeo. his son that s become more complex as the play goes on and as he matures. the other for that work in romeo and juliet s fate. faith is the unseen character guiding romeo and juliet, the tragic timing of julia to weakening and romeo suicide. star crossed lovers is so much a part of our lexicon that it s easy to forget that shakespeare coined that phrase to depict feats full love in those first
with the excerpts, the schools can teach about shakespeare while avoiding anything racy or sexual. so this means that hamlet and macbeth, romeo and juliet yates, none of them will be played in entirety. they ll be shielded from excerpts like this. come you spirits of tender mortal thoughts. lady, shall i lie in your lap? i think nothing my lord. wants montague? it is not hand nor foot nor arm nor face. nor any other part belonging to a man. the guidance here is make it