While doing my day to day reading on Romeo and Juliet, I feel that the general concept of the plot is very similar to what people experience in the modern times. Juliet is under pressure to marry Paris, who her family has built a decent relationship with. Out of pure chance, Romeo comes into the equation and he seems to be the love of Juliet's life. Although Juliet knows she is expected to turn him down, she follows her heart. This could be translated into a present day incident to. For example, if people tend to expect a lot from you but once in a while you decide to be a rebel and go against their wishes to pursue your own hopes and desires.
When I first opened this play I had no idea how I was going to decipher Shakespeare's writing style. After a few days, things became so much clearer and I was beginning to get the hang of reading this kind of literature. The sidebar next to the original text also was a major tool that I use. Reading aloud in class is also helpful because it allows me to go over what I had read earlier and get a deeper understanding. Overall despite some minor bumps I think that my reading process with this play is going smoothly and heading the right direction.
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