Romeo and Juliet: A Summary
By silver_market
I’m pretty sure the fat guy is Lord Capulet, the square one is Paris, and the guy in the hat is the Friar—then I guess the others should just be the rest?
Reader discussion: Romeo and Juliet
Public reader discussion about Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
[POEM] The moment Romeo and Juliet fall in love — dialogue sonnet from William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'; act I, scene V
By figurist-green
I’m really, really glad you posted this! For ages it’s felt like the default take on *Romeo and Juliet* is basically “two teenage idiots hook up, it’s just lust, then they die,” and everyone acts like that’s some super clever, edgy hot take. But it doesn’t even feel that hot when it seems like everyone agrees. Honestly, I hate the idea that they don’t have a real love thing going on. And the way Shakespeare writes it, it’s like you can see the connection from the second they meet. Their dialogue is different from everyone else’s—like they’re naturally bouncing off each other, finishing each other’s lines, matching the rhythm. It makes it feel pretty clear they have something going that no one else in that world really gets to share.
Eleanor's theory of Romeo and Juliet
By followsCup
I was rereading *Eleanor & Park* the other day (still a good read), and Eleanor kind of drops this theory about *Romeo and Juliet*—like the irony is that Shakespeare is basically poking fun at it, especially the whole young love thing. I’d already read the play a few times, but once I saw that idea, I can’t unsee it. I started reading it more like a comedy instead of some super romantic drama and it honestly made it way better. Also, lowkey, anyone calling Shakespeare “mid” can be quiet. And I gotta add this because it’s cracking me up: “*I dreamt a dream last night*” — Romeo “*So did I*” — Mercutio “*What did you dream of?*” — Romeo “*That dreamers often lie*” — Mercutio LOL.
Insights about the classic Romeo and Juliet
By orange2001
I know people ask this all the time, but I really wanted to hear what everyone thinks about this Shakespeare classic, because I’m kind of stuck with only one takeaway. What are your thoughts on what the characters do and how the events unfold through the story? My own feeling is that it’s mainly about how important love is, but I feel like there’s something deeper there that I just can’t quite figure out. English and I don’t really get along, but I did my best to say this clearly.
William Shakespeare wrote “Romeo & _____”?
By memoryPlanet47
Not sure—can’t tell what I’m supposed to vote on.
A book similar to Romeo and Juliet
By clear_bowl4553
This book honestly blew me away. I think it’s about a boy and a girl from totally different social classes and races. I don’t wanna explain it wrong, but it felt like darker-skinned people were the ones with money and lighter-skinned people were stuck in slums. It’s told from both of their perspectives too, so you get their sides. It reads kind of like a teen romance, and I found it in the same section as stuff like The Hunger Games. It’s weird calling it dystopian though, because it kind of feels like a role reversal that’s basically what happened in real US history. Maybe I’m overthinking it, but it felt like swapping the power between white people and Black people, and I guess that would seem “dystopian” to some folks. They fall for each other, but everything separates them. Later the boy gets pulled into an anti-government group, and they end up taking an official’s daughter—the same girl. And then there’s this super intense/steamy scene between them even though she’s being held captive, which I’m still not sure how I feel about. The cover was mostly white with their head silhouettes in red, like “haves” and “have-nots” vibes. I don’t even know if “misfits” or something like that is part of the title. Spoilers-ish, but here: I think the girl (woman) ends up pregnant and nobody knows. The boy (now a man) gets caught and hanged for being in the group. And the girl is there, crying, watching the execution.