Romeo And Juliet's 'Defense'
Romeo and Juliet Defense
“Defense is superior to opulence.” - Adam Smith. The book review from teenink.com discusses the importance of Romeo and Juliet in today's society. They said, “‘Romeo, Romeo, where art thou Romeo?’ I think everyone reading this knows those words and if they don’t, they've been skipping English class.” This is saying that Romeo and Juliet is still used in our American English classes. They also said, “...you can find themes and scenarios that are still found in sitcoms today.” So, again this is saying people today still uses this story in other plays because we still think it is of importance. According to the reviewer, the two star-crossed lovers have a huge obstacle. This obstacle is that Juliet has been promised to …show more content…
another man named Paris. This can easily be "fitted" into teens life. For example, if a girl likes a guy but is dating another and the same guy likes her then they are both lost on what to do. At the end of the review the writer said "Most know the rough storyline of the lovers, but Romeo and Juliet holds much more romance, many more fights, and much more tragedy than you would have ever expected." So, this tells me that it is important because it expands the writing style and it includes some scenarios that happen today.
In another book review from reviews.blether.com says "`Romeo and Juliet` is probably the best known piece of literature in the world." This is telling me that if it is good enough to be the best known piece of literature in the world, then it must be a valuable piece of literature.
But, at the beginning of this the writer of the review says that Romeo and Juliet met at a dance and fall in love at that moment. Today, teens will go to a party or a social gathering and meet at that moment. They sometimes fall in love at that moment. Later on in the review, the reviewer says "But the storyline alone was well worth it. You've got to realize after seeing `West Side Story`, `Romeo and Juliet` (1996), and other movies like that, that this is the real thing." In this quote from the review it is saying that it can easily be placed in the life of teens today. Also, the 'West Side Story' is a play based exactly off romeo and Juliet but a more modern version. Surprisingly, the reviewer also stated that this is the idea that is 500 years old, that stories and movies come from today. So based on these review, others believe as well that this book is of importance in today's society and it is a valuable piece of literature in today's society. It is of importance because we base other movies and plays and books off of it. It also teaches teens some life lessons. This is valuable because It is taught in English classes all over the United States. Also, it is well-known around the
world.
“Defense is superior to opulence.” - Adam Smith. The book review from teenink.com discusses the importance of Romeo and Juliet in today's society. They said, “‘Romeo, Romeo, where art thou Romeo?’ I think everyone reading this knows those words and if they don’t, they've been skipping English class.” This is saying that Romeo and Juliet is still used in our American English classes. They also said, “...you can find themes and scenarios that are still found in sitcoms today.” So, again this is saying people today still uses this story in other plays because we still think it is of importance. According to the reviewer, the two star-crossed lovers have a huge obstacle. This obstacle is that Juliet has been promised to …show more content…
another man named Paris. This can easily be "fitted" into teens life. For example, if a girl likes a guy but is dating another and the same guy likes her then they are both lost on what to do. At the end of the review the writer said "Most know the rough storyline of the lovers, but Romeo and Juliet holds much more romance, many more fights, and much more tragedy than you would have ever expected." So, this tells me that it is important because it expands the writing style and it includes some scenarios that happen today.
In another book review from reviews.blether.com says "`Romeo and Juliet` is probably the best known piece of literature in the world." This is telling me that if it is good enough to be the best known piece of literature in the world, then it must be a valuable piece of literature.
But, at the beginning of this the writer of the review says that Romeo and Juliet met at a dance and fall in love at that moment. Today, teens will go to a party or a social gathering and meet at that moment. They sometimes fall in love at that moment. Later on in the review, the reviewer says "But the storyline alone was well worth it. You've got to realize after seeing `West Side Story`, `Romeo and Juliet` (1996), and other movies like that, that this is the real thing." In this quote from the review it is saying that it can easily be placed in the life of teens today. Also, the 'West Side Story' is a play based exactly off romeo and Juliet but a more modern version. Surprisingly, the reviewer also stated that this is the idea that is 500 years old, that stories and movies come from today. So based on these review, others believe as well that this book is of importance in today's society and it is a valuable piece of literature in today's society. It is of importance because we base other movies and plays and books off of it. It also teaches teens some life lessons. This is valuable because It is taught in English classes all over the United States. Also, it is well-known around the
world.