R+J - It's Everywhere!

     Although Shakespeare's time has long passed, his influence on modern culture has not. He has definitely left his mark in history by creating one of the most touching of plots. For example, many different Disney movies has portrayed a prince and a princess, brought together by destiny, just as the "two star-crossed lovers" have in Romeo and Juliet. Going back to my childhood I remember the plot of The Little Mermaid, where Ariel yearns to become a human with real legs so she can marry the prince in a nearby castle. Instead  of their parents being the barrier of their love, its their difference in species. In Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers judge each other immediately by their appearance. In The Little Mermaid, Ariel pops up from beneath the water one day and sees the prince, once their eyes met, they were in love. No second thoughts, no questions asked. The major difference between the two plots is the obvious ending. Disney ends with a "happily ever after", when Shakespeare ends with death.