Romeo And Juliet Feminist Analysis

¨Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis, but it's just a price I pay.¨(The Killers- Mr. Brightside.) A price you pay for love. Romeo and Juliet is a play written by Shakespeare about a pair of starcrossed lovers. Some say that this play is irrelevant to modern times, but is it really irrelevant? Romeo and Juliet is a classic that is passed down through generations, that is relevant to every age as it demonstrates the good, bad, and ugly truth of human nature.
One of the main characters out of the lovesick duo, Romeo, demonstrates the nature of lookism most men carry when approaching the topic of love. When Romeo one day after meeting the lovely heroine, Juliet, approaches Friar Lawrence with a request that he be the one to marry the couple however Friar who was rather shocked looked at him confused, and slightly bewildered. He soon began speaking. ¨Holy saint Francis, what a change is here! Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love dear so soon forsaken?¨ Friar asked, as Romeo seemed to be immobilized with his love for Rosaline just two days ago and now asked to married to damsel in distress Juliet. He then continued. ¨Young men's love then lies not truly in heart but in their eyes.¨(Shakespeare 2.2.69-72). This is a vital area in the conversation because Friar states a valid point that can relate to modern day life. Generally, as low as it
It describes the good, and bad of love. It is not irrelevant to modern times, as it also describes the trails of love and infatuation and how painful it really is and how costly the price is to love someone. As well as the freak ways human reacts with rage that causes death, heartbreak that causes death, and jokes that cause death. Honestly, does it not all up to the death of character in one way or another. Jeesh, this play can help us but it needs to slow down on that emotional