Juliet & Romeo

   Thought I'd change up the title a bit.
   Romeo & Juliet is not my favourite story. However, it's okay. I think the biggest thing for me is that I'm a 15-year-old girl in the 21st century reading a story centered around a 13-year-old girl and her 18-year-old lover in the 14th century. Therefore, I compare it to the modern world today, and have a harder time looking at this story as it was viewed hundreds of years ago, when Shakespeare first wrote it. Also, the language was a bit hard to decipher at times as well, it's really changed a lot over the years. I think what I like most about the story is Juliet. Yeah, she's still the poster girl for a wealthy family daughter in that era, but she's headstrong. She realises that you can't always depend on mom, dad, or the nurse, and takes matters with Romeo into her own hands. That's good, I think.
   I think that if I had to make this story a high school play, it would be fun to make the same story take place, but in modern times. Or, make a spoof of it or something, like Gnomeo & Juliet. It could be the same story, but they simply put it in a different setting, you know? Also, for Under Milkwood, the play was soooo much better than the movie. The movie was creepy, so I kinda wasn't looking forward to the play as much. However, the play turned out to be hilarious! I think my favourite part was the creepy guy who wanted to poison his wife ("Here's your arsenic, dearrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!") I laughed so hard. Also, the germaphobe, O.C.D. widow with the two dead husbands. That was fantastic.