Why Is Romeo And Juliet Still Relevant Today

Many people argue that a work of literature written before 1900 is outdated and has nothing to contribute to modern society. Others argue that classic works are timeless in what they say about human nature. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a irrelevant work for a person in modern times due to its rushing into love, irrational behavior, and understandability.
One way Romeo and Juliet is a irrelevant work is it supports rushing into love, it proves this when Romeo and Juliet fall in love in and get married in three days. Shakespeare writes “But come, young waverer, come go with me. In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” (Shakespeare pg.1076) They rushed into love without really falling in love. Not even a day after being in love with Rosaline, Romeo had fallen in love with Juliet. He had not even spoken to her but he was so in love with her.
Romeo and Mercutio were confronted by Tybalt, when they fought Tybalt killed Mercutio. Shakespeare writes Mercutio’s last words “Help me into some house, Benvolio or I shall faint. A plague o’both your houses! They have made worms’ meat of me. I have it, and soundly too. Your houses!” (Shakespeare pg.1092) When Tybalt and Mercutio get into a fight that could have been prevented, the fight ended with Mercutio and Tybalt both dying which did not have to happen. Only if Mercutio and Romeo would have kept walking and ignored Tybalt's remarks, there would have been no fighting and no