Why Is Romeo And Juliet Still Relevant Today
Is Shakespeare’s World famous play tarnishing today’s teenager’s view on love? Or is it considered a valuable educational insight into the life of two star-crossed lovers whose immaturity and inexperience lead to tragedy. Although both views have near balanced arguments the educational views expressed, are seen to outweigh the criticised damaging views.
The general public – and students – often question the relevance of studying Shakespeare’s beloved play, Romeo and Juliet. Some argue that the themes presented in the theatrical novel are sending the wrong, outdated message to today’s youth whilst some believe it is still a valuable educational piece that still relates to modern society.
We are often reminded of the suicidal love tragedy between Romeo and Juliet, the “star-crossed” lovers who dispose of their lives simply because of the disapproval of their parents. While that is the case in Shakespeare’s most successful play, critics often get tunnel vision when it comes to their views, highlighting the two young lovers as mentally unfit and too young to be valuing their feelings towards one another. However there are an endless …show more content…
number of marriages in today’s society where couples have been together since high school and even primary school. In the Shakespeare novel, (Act 1 scene 5) Romeo sees Juliet as young beautiful girl and instantly falls in love and that is a very common occurrence in today’s society. The story is a valuable learning opportunity for today’s teens as -
- The messages sent by the play are both insightful and educational to be taught to late secondary and senior students. Throughout the novel “Romeo and Juliet” there are many valuable life lessons to be learned, one lesson stands out the most being; that people need to accept their differences and move on.
It doesn't matter if someone is your enemy, hates you, does you bad; if you love them, then a lot of the time, too much of the time, it doesn't matter anymore. It was the same with Romeo and Juliet - they were supposed enemies, blood enemies, Sought from a feud between 2 families’ generations in the past. But they saw each other and that didn't matter anymore. For their love was all too strong. Much of today’s society will agree and believe it’s about living the present and not holding grudges. The famous quote “you know my name, not my story” links into judging people by their character and personal qualities, not by their name or social
standing.
The behaviour of some characters displayed in the play shows its audience what the result of quick, passionate and irrational decisions can lead to; something many teenagers are seen doing too often. As shown in (Act 2 Scene 3), Romeo is first deeply in love with Rosaline and expresses her cruelty for not loving him back. Romeo first spots Juliet while trying to catch a glimpse of Rosaline at a gathering hosted by the Capulet family, and at that very moment Juliet was Romeos life, he would kill or die for her in an instant. One of which disastrously was the outcome. This showed Romeo rushing decisions, getting married after very nearly a fortnight. Although uncommon in present times, its message displays that rushing gets you nowhere. This event shows teenagers the many different perceptions of love and learning from past mistakes help you in the future, which Romeo and Juliet are a prime example of.
In Conclusion, There are many key messages and life lessons to be learnt throughout the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Schools throughout Australia propose it is to supply applicable information to be used in real life situations. Also helping teens make correct decisions when it comes to loving another person, and when a similar situation may arise.
The general public – and students – often question the relevance of studying Shakespeare’s beloved play, Romeo and Juliet. Some argue that the themes presented in the theatrical novel are sending the wrong, outdated message to today’s youth whilst some believe it is still a valuable educational piece that still relates to modern society.
We are often reminded of the suicidal love tragedy between Romeo and Juliet, the “star-crossed” lovers who dispose of their lives simply because of the disapproval of their parents. While that is the case in Shakespeare’s most successful play, critics often get tunnel vision when it comes to their views, highlighting the two young lovers as mentally unfit and too young to be valuing their feelings towards one another. However there are an endless …show more content…
number of marriages in today’s society where couples have been together since high school and even primary school. In the Shakespeare novel, (Act 1 scene 5) Romeo sees Juliet as young beautiful girl and instantly falls in love and that is a very common occurrence in today’s society. The story is a valuable learning opportunity for today’s teens as -
- The messages sent by the play are both insightful and educational to be taught to late secondary and senior students. Throughout the novel “Romeo and Juliet” there are many valuable life lessons to be learned, one lesson stands out the most being; that people need to accept their differences and move on.
It doesn't matter if someone is your enemy, hates you, does you bad; if you love them, then a lot of the time, too much of the time, it doesn't matter anymore. It was the same with Romeo and Juliet - they were supposed enemies, blood enemies, Sought from a feud between 2 families’ generations in the past. But they saw each other and that didn't matter anymore. For their love was all too strong. Much of today’s society will agree and believe it’s about living the present and not holding grudges. The famous quote “you know my name, not my story” links into judging people by their character and personal qualities, not by their name or social
standing.
The behaviour of some characters displayed in the play shows its audience what the result of quick, passionate and irrational decisions can lead to; something many teenagers are seen doing too often. As shown in (Act 2 Scene 3), Romeo is first deeply in love with Rosaline and expresses her cruelty for not loving him back. Romeo first spots Juliet while trying to catch a glimpse of Rosaline at a gathering hosted by the Capulet family, and at that very moment Juliet was Romeos life, he would kill or die for her in an instant. One of which disastrously was the outcome. This showed Romeo rushing decisions, getting married after very nearly a fortnight. Although uncommon in present times, its message displays that rushing gets you nowhere. This event shows teenagers the many different perceptions of love and learning from past mistakes help you in the future, which Romeo and Juliet are a prime example of.
In Conclusion, There are many key messages and life lessons to be learnt throughout the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Schools throughout Australia propose it is to supply applicable information to be used in real life situations. Also helping teens make correct decisions when it comes to loving another person, and when a similar situation may arise.