• Rooskie91@discuss.online
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    1 month ago

    The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is not that they died for their love; it’s that they’re too young to realize that their love wasn’t worth dying for. It’s a cautionary tale about the follies and passion of youth, not a love story.

    Edit: alright, it’s about a lot of things.

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      1 month ago

      I thought it was a cautionary tale about parents who overreact to their children’s relationships without realizing that if they just let them be they’ll break up on their own.

      • reev@sh.itjust.works
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        I thought it was about the political intricacies of two gnome families that didn’t like each other