Romeo & Juliet: Moral Story

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“Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” — Romeo

Having written on the legendary story of ,Romeo & Juliet, before I mentioned it really isn’t “The Greatest Love Story Ever Told” it’s factually the greatest tragedy. Shakespeare wrote it as a tragedy with hints of humor thrown in here and there. There were several moral points of interest thrown in such as don’t rush into anything too quickly strife leads to destruction, control your own impulses, responses, worship none but the Lord your God not idolize Man or any, being full of hate breeds destruction.

“Peace, peace! I hate the word as I hate hell all montagues and thee.” Tybalt

For God sakes if you have mental or emotional issues thus pop off constantly such as Mercutio get some help.

It had a brief commentary of incest within the bloodlines of nobility.

And lastly never step into a permanent decision in a temporary circumstance. The truth is analyzing the rivalry in context in actuality eventually the feuding families would have most likely pushed past their bitterness and intolerance. In the end both family’s lost the lives of their children because of it as feuds have a propensity to subtract not multiply.

The thesis of the works is don’t base life and certainly the actuality of love on works of art. It’s art, it’s fantasy not the way life actually is. It’s an amplified trope of real life, if life were that dramatic most people likely wouldn’t live to see 25.

“These violent delights have violent ends.” Romeo & Juliet Friar Lawrence

“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep. The more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.” — Juliet

The 1968 film was actually the initial to cast the youngest main protagonists. The then Young Girl half Argentinian ,Olivia Hussey, was 14 years-old the second youngest was ,Claire Danes, in 1996 who at the time was 16. Leonard Whiting was 18 of age at the time as where ,Leonardo Dicapro, was 21. Both films were aesthetically exquisite and the music for the 1996 adaption was spot on. 1968 was certainly thespian rooted as where the 1996 version was akin to a montage in not solely my informed opinion but many who have seen both films or worked in the arts.

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Every Girl in the arts at some point sought to play Juliet be it Acting, Ballet, etc etc. That pool scene had every Girl hanging out at the pool for their Romeo to come along. 😂

And of course the meeting scene

That was and is for a many Girls. 😄 BUT that’s when you are cognizant you have timeless work — when people become emotionally invested in it while watching it. The film adaption will always be iconic for that. I have hoped someone would create a theater production such as Broadway around elements of the 1996 soundtrack or more modern music but still make use of the concept of the closing scene with the News Epilogue. Or perhaps set it in the 1990’s using Shakespeare’s Dialogue. For those who haven’t seen the film the closing scene is here.

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“For never was a story of more woe then this of Juliet and her Romeo.”

Romeo & Juliet Epilogue