Dear Friend,
From what I know about Romeo and Juliet, which is not so much, I admit, I am kind of disturbed by the characters. For one, the Montagues and Capulets will jump at the bait, any bait, to fight with each other. Some of the servants (namely Gregory and Sampson) are complete and total pigs. They treat women like their own personal sex slaves. Even for that time period, it's too intense. Also, even though the prince doesn't tolerate violence in the streets (which is understandable) he threatens death, which makes him a hippocrit, and pretty much he just thinks he's the king of the world.
It takes awhile to understand Shakespearean language, but you have to keep trying because otherwise it's a whole big jumble of nonsense. I suggest you take it line by line, because their are recognizable words so if you string the whole sentence together you can probably figure it out. Also, putting words in context can help you figure out what they mean. What are the characters feeling? What tone are they using? It helps me.
Something that I think is really the actual tragedy in this play is that Romeo and Juliet are the only decent characters so far in the book. And guess who the people are who die. You got it. Talk about injustice. Anyway, that's how I feel about Romeo and Juliet so far.
Bye! Happy reading!
You said it really well, its a shame that Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers and only respectable characters have to die. They should have lived a good life unlike Gregory and Sampson.
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