In the song Can’t Stop Love by Kane Brown he proclaims, “ You Can’t Stop Love Itś Like Poison In Your Veins ”(Brown). This song by Kane Brown is about to lovers who are blinded by love. Many people argue that the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is not relevant to modern society. It is relevant because people are still blinded by love and people still rebel.
Romeo and Juliet is relevant in modern times because people are still blinded by love. Shakespeare reveals this when he has Romeo state “ Tis torture and not mercy heaven is where Juliet lives” (Shakespeare). Romeo just got told by Friar Lawrence of his punishment for killing Tybalt and that the Prince had given him mercy and just banished him instead of killing him. Romeo
Romeo and Juliet still has a great impact on peoples’ lives. The themes are relevant, Shakespeare had invented a lot of words and phrases, also in Romeo and Juliet, and great for education. These point proves that Romeo and Juliet it relevant today.
Us kids are surrounded daily by opinions. Opinions from everyone to our parents and teachers to our classmates and friends. All these opinions swirling around in our heads could make it hard to understand what you want for yourself. If your making a choice thats going to effect your life, why would you base it off of someone elses opinion. Sometimes we feel the pressure to make our decisions based on others opinions. However, you should always make your decisions based on what you want, not what anyone else wants.
Do you think Romeo and Juliet is culturally relevant? The 1599 play “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare, is culturally relevant to today. It is culturally relevant because a lot of the stories are like Romeo and Juliet, and because of the way they talk and act.
Romeo and Juliet, one of the greatest pieces of literature of all time, written by William Shakespeare, conveys messages that are timeless and still relevant today. The play is an example of why one could agree that teenagers do not understand what true love really is. Shakespeare depicts Romeo being driven by lust and desire over women rather than the true motivation of actually getting to know and spend time with another woman. In fact, Romeo treats love for granted and seems to look for women just out of pleasure and thus does not understand what true love actually is.
One of the most iconic plays of all times is Romeo and Juliet written by WIlliam Shakespeare. It is also one of his most famous plays among Hamlet and A Midsummer’s Night Dream. Being the one of the most famous plays in the world, it is often taught to high schoolers. So the age old question is ‘Should Romeo and Juliet still be taught in school ?’ As someone who has read the world renowned play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, it’s not worth the read at this age. The material is way too complex, irrelevant, and undervalued.
When someone says the name “William Shakespeare,” one of the first things that comes to mind is usually Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a classic tragedy that has stood the test of time and is still cherished and taught in classrooms today. So what makes this piece of literature a play for the ages? Why has Romeo and Juliet survived for so long and is still so well known? One of the main reasons it is still loved and read in modern times is the fact that even though it was written centuries ago, it still stands as a relatable story. The resonance that different social issues in the play have with modern societal obstacles make Romeo and Juliet a relatable literary work for modern people
William Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets, one of the most known being Romeo and Juliet, in defiance the tragedy was written over four hundred years ago Shakespeare plays are still remade and loved by many people in the 21st century. Because of the complexity of its themes Romeo and Juliet still engrosses modern teenage audiences. Contemporary youth can relate eagerly to the themes of love, violence and rebellion. Which are just as fitted to todays adolescents as they were in the 16th century.
First of all, Romeo and Juliet is so famous and popular all around the world, and the two main characters—Romeo and Juliet are so well-known that even people who have no idea about theatre or the original piece of work know they are tragic lovers whose families resented each other. However, on the other hand, compare to the number of people who know the two characters, there are much less people who know the whole storyline and the background of this creation, not even mentioning its artistic value and social impacts.
2016 is a long way away from the ancient 1595; from the way humans travel to the way they have their homes set up, things have drastically changed. No more do we count on a wooden boat to take a month to bring a shipment from one place to another, but now have airplanes that take a day. People do occasionally go back to the originals, even though it is not necessary. That is how Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is; people read the old tale even though we do not need to. The reason we go so far back to read these works of art is because William Shakespeare had a huge influence on writing, making it almost necessary for people to read his literary style and how it has evolved into the literature of today. His story Romeo and
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (Pearson Education, Boston, Massachusetts, 2007) is considered to be one of the greatest love stories ever told, but is not relevant to me. Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two “star-crossed lovers” who come from rival families, and face hardships on their attempt to be together. Romeo and Juliet is not culturally relevant to me because the characters and their experiences are dissimilar to events I undergo in my life.
William Shakespeare is a well-known author. He was a very popular writer and many people enjoyed the type of writing he does. For that reason, “Shakespeare’s history plays were so successful in the 1590s’ London theatre that the editors of Shakespeare’s complete works, in 1623, chose to group his dramatic output under three headings: comedies, histories, and tragedies. The genre established itself by sheer force of its compelling popularity” (“Shakespeare” 1). His theater made him more popular. With that said, his plays “are now performed and read more often and in more countries than ever before” (“Shakespeare” 1). Mainly, every freshman class in the United States reads Romeo and Juliet because the history and excellence that is involved
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a tragic play that is still relevant even today. It's relevant because people can still relate to it. The play features teenage love, teenage suicide, and disapproving families.
Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.' Erich Fromm. Romeo and Juliet is based on immature love, and is not a true love story. Love is a great source of passion throughout the world. Though love is considered a good emotion, it can also be one of the biggest flaws a person can have. When one is in love, they will basically do anything to be with the one they love. They don’t care about the number of rules they break, or how much they change themselves, as long as they can be with the one they truly love. They may take drastic measures from defying their parents and friends to committing suicide. Shakespeare shows the power of love and the
How relevant can a play written over 400 years ago be in today’s society? Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare around 1595. It tells the story of an old feud between the house of Capulet and the house of Montague. This feud could only be broken by the forbidden love and death of their children. So, because of the forbidden love, instability in youth, and pointless feuding, the story of Romeo and Juliet is actually really relevant in today’s society.
Parents are always going to be involved in their children’s education and as a result disagreements about what is and is not appropriate for children are going to arise. Some subjects, like mathematics, are safe from challenges; however, language arts is an area where many parents disagree with the materials being used to teach their child. Teachers are having to defend the books they introduce to their students and hope that their school stands behind them.