tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266179754027752613.post7018616092164634028..comments2023-04-18T22:52:29.660-07:00Comments on That's QUEEN Bitch To You: Romeo and Juliet: Romance or Satire?The Queen Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08085144266758113392noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266179754027752613.post-78294836626852794472011-06-03T17:46:53.261-07:002011-06-03T17:46:53.261-07:00@Scarlett Parish- Ahhh, yes, Le Petite Mort...LOL....@Scarlett Parish- Ahhh, yes, Le Petite Mort...LOL. Either way it was purple rubbish by a girl not old enough to know where all the plumbing was let alone use it.<br />Don't get me wrong, I believe some young people know their minds and bodies well and things were different then and young love shouldn't be dismissed, yada yada yada, but I still think this was just death by hormones and terminal stupidity. Just my opinion, though... ;)<br />Oh, and I'm ok with the obsessive part (I'm sick, I know) but the fickle just does nothing for me.The Queen Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085144266758113392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266179754027752613.post-46841122641405192802011-06-03T17:08:01.002-07:002011-06-03T17:08:01.002-07:00I disagree that Juliet wouldn't put out - afte...I disagree that Juliet wouldn't put out - after all, she talks about him 'dying' and...I can never remember the exact phrase...something like the stars spelling his name? Pick his name out in stars, something like that? And we all know what 'a little death' means.<br /><br />That said, I've never see R&J as romantic. A couple of idiots, more like. And Romeo was fickle and obsessive.Scarlett Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780140564281071609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266179754027752613.post-83291436810490191162010-11-19T04:41:00.588-08:002010-11-19T04:41:00.588-08:00Hey, you're not alone; I agree completely with...Hey, you're not alone; I agree completely with everything you said. We're studying Romeo and Juliet for our GCSE text and all the girls in my class (and even the teacher) are all completely enamoured with the idea that romeo and juliet is the 'greatest love story of all time'. I just think it's a load of bull and teenage lust. I mean, if Romeo got over Rosaline SO quickly (note that before he met juliet he was completely in love with her..and the moment he saw a prettier girl he immediately fell out of love) I seriously doubt he even loves Juliet. I mean, Juliet is THIRTEEN. I had crazy crushes when I was thirteen and yeah, I may have believed I was in love...Romeo and Juliet are just starting to go through puberty and experience all the hormones there is no way they even know what love IS it's just physical attraction!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266179754027752613.post-86870273872643771372010-06-01T20:13:28.402-07:002010-06-01T20:13:28.402-07:00Even his comedies had a hint of drama, but that di...Even his comedies had a hint of drama, but that didn't overtake the story.The Queen Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085144266758113392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266179754027752613.post-64383918281507172912010-06-01T18:04:41.977-07:002010-06-01T18:04:41.977-07:00I agree with you. I've never seen Romeo & ...I agree with you. I've never seen Romeo & Juliet as romantic either, just tragic. I've long preferred the romances in his comedies anyway, especially "Twelfth Night", because they didn't take themselves too seriously.Jacqueline C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09761461686932219434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266179754027752613.post-70730390871847147492010-05-31T22:04:41.774-07:002010-05-31T22:04:41.774-07:00See, I knew I loved you for a reason. ;)
Yeah, eve...See, I knew I loved you for a reason. ;)<br />Yeah, everyone rips off Shakespeare. Disney is the biggest rip offer ever :PThe Queen Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085144266758113392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266179754027752613.post-4291352533605057692010-05-31T21:48:37.690-07:002010-05-31T21:48:37.690-07:00I got to agree - I was a cynical bitch reading thi...I got to agree - I was a cynical bitch reading this in high school - and I found myself rolling my eyes so hard I was sure I would go blind. My snorting and eye rolling was enough to envoke my eviction from my 10th grade Fine Lit class. Needless to say I read Hamlet as an alternative then pissed the teacher off when I did my project and told her it was The Lion King. It's the same thing right down to the freaking daddy in the wind/ghost bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266179754027752613.post-15430768609985096092010-05-31T19:31:40.411-07:002010-05-31T19:31:40.411-07:00::nods::::nods::The Queen Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085144266758113392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266179754027752613.post-45458416492617563042010-05-31T18:56:47.587-07:002010-05-31T18:56:47.587-07:00Um, yes.Um, yes.D Swizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148118403462060553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266179754027752613.post-87460956854925294802010-05-31T15:34:39.390-07:002010-05-31T15:34:39.390-07:00LOL, I loved Midsummer Night's Dream, but when...LOL, I loved Midsummer Night's Dream, but when I'd watch it I'd always think "Why do I love this again?" Then the last act would happen and I'd be like, "Oh, yeah." *snigger*<br />I loved the modern take on Othello with Julia Stiles and Mekhi Phifer called "O"<br />Also loved 10 Things I Hate About You which is The Taming of the Shrew. For some reason, modern takes on Romeo and Juliet always fall flat. <br />Again, I say that your hubs is a smart man of good taste ;)<br />And, LMAO, you're the second person in the last two days that's been like, "Where's my Robot Chicken?!"<br />To which I say, I'M ON IT, I'M ON IT! SHEESH!The Queen Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085144266758113392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266179754027752613.post-56055558393970270112010-05-31T15:06:41.072-07:002010-05-31T15:06:41.072-07:00May I say how much I love your commentary and how ...May I say how much I love your commentary and how very accurate I think you are with this? Both with the "it's not really romantic so much as STUPID and cautionary" with Romeo and Juliet, but also that Much Ado is far more romantic? AND it's funny, which R&J rarely is. (And the Hubs LURVES Much Ado About Nothing, possibly more than he loves me...)<br /><br />Other random Shakespeare stuff: Midsummer Night's Dream is merely bleh until the last act, and then it's pee your pants hilarious.<br /><br />And fave quote of mine from the Hubs after his first viewing of Othello (the excellent Lawrence Fishburne version), "I can't believe everyone dies!" My response, "Um, that's why it's called a TRAGEDY."<br /><br />Shakespeare's created some interesting convos at our house...<br /><br />Excellent commentary! Totally agree! Rock on! (Now, where's my Robot Chicken?!?)Gini Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com