Most of the time when we read Shakespeare in school, it's absolute torture and I end up using Sparknotes for the majority of the book. But for for some reason, I couldn't stop reading Romeo and Juliet when we were required to read it for freshmen english. And then once we finished reading it, I found myself reading it again and again. I think I've probably read the book over ten times by now, but it's one of those books you can read again and again and still find it interesting. I've left Scar Tissue at school for a while, so I'm going to read Romeo and Juliet.
Today I read the entire Act 1, and it's a pretty fast read. Ok, so everyone should be aware that there are two families, the Capulets (Juliet) and the Montagues (Romeo). There is a great deal of tension between the two families, and Act 1 opens up with a fight between a couple members of each family. However, the Prince arrives and breaks everything up, announcing that the next fight that breaks out will result in the death of each of the agitators.
After this, one of Montague's men, Benvolio, is sent to find Romeo. Romeo is hopelessly lovesick over a girl named Roseline, who no longer loves him. Benvolio and Romeo decide to go to a party, hosted by the Capulets, in order for Romeo to meet other women.
Meanwhile, at the Capulet household, Juliet is instructed by her nurse that she must like a man named Paris, because she is to marry him.
Later, when Romeo and his friends attend the Capulet's party, Romeo is recognized as a Montague (the enemy) but everything blows over. Long story short, by the end of the night, Romeo and Juliet have met and fallen in love. This seems pretty simple, but neither Romeo or Juliet know that they have fallen in love with the enemy.
No comments:
Post a Comment