Romeo and Juliet

            Having read and dissected this a couple of times, I find “Romeo and Juliet” a classic and something that all students should have to read and possibly reread to get a real meaning out of. While looking online I found that this is an early work of Shakespeare’s and that I found pretty astonishing. I feel that for the depth and levels that this play dives into that this would be a masterpiece for most writers or play writes, but this is only the beginning for Shakespeare. Another thing is the timeframe this is written in makes it seem a lot more classy then most things we read and are written now. I understand that this is how English was written and spoken back in the day, but just reading this seems to be like an introduction to what class is.

            The reading of this tragic love story seems to go rather quickly, but I feel like it takes a while to dive into this play and find deeper meaning takes time. While I read this at younger ages, I feel like I did not understand most of the play and just brushed it off not thinking twice about it. I am interested to see how my fellow classmates decide to teach this and see if I can find ways to also use this book in classroom setting.

While reading this I found myself thinking more about Shakespeare’s works as a whole and thinking about if students really care about his work anymore. I know when I went through school that while we did have to read his work that I often times just sped through it, but does anyone really care anymore? I feel like a lot of us miss out on great works like “Romeo and Juliet” because of the language and how long ago it was written. I find myself constantly thinking about how to get kids, especially high school, to care about literature and what it can do for each of them.