Intent. i like that. dr. duncan, one member of the velshi banned book club from vermont row with us with his reaction to romeo and juliet, quote, my biggest concern at the plate was always the glorification of suicide for unrequited love. these are two young teens, kept apart by the parents, who chose to kill themselves rather than be a part. i always thought there needed to be a serious discussion of why shakespeare made that the ending, as if suicide is a solution to any problem, of course not, he says in parentheses. and how young hearts heal and things really do get better. your take on that? i think it s such an important point. too often, i think that roman juliet story is used to glorify toxic ideas about love, that love hurts. you know, you need to fight for love, turning against everyone you ve known before is romantic. i think the idea that the plague laura flies suicide is
Enjoy returning to. professor wilson, let s talk about the balcony scene. probably the most famous scene in english literature. i m gonna read the first two lines of. it but, soft what light through yonder window breaks? it is the, east and julia is the son. talk to me about this moment. in the play what has made that seen unusually iconic. well, romeo and juliet, embroiled in controversy. controversies going on in florida. controversy in 1968 with the effort with the the biggest controversy in the service circles ribbon and, the word balcony never appears in the text of roman juliet. and, to me, there is not any more iconic associated moment with this play, arguably, with all of shakespeare, then the balcony scene in romeo juliette, i suppose it speaks to the way in which we in the audience will project what we do with shakespeare s text. back on to shakespeare s