Episode 24 - Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet.  Sex and love. Family and religion. It's a story made up of pairings, from the two houses at war to the two lovers who bring the feud to an end. Your two hosts dive into this immortal classic this week to talk the different kinds of love present in the play, the language and poetry Shakespeare was bringing to full use by this time, and the generational gaps presented in the play. Not to mention the objectification of women, the role of fate or destiny, and some of the criticism the play faces (in our view most unjustly) from critics today.

Notes:

• A few thoughts about prologues:
  
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/shakespeare/comments/3r9176/why_do_some_plays_have_prologues_but_others_dont/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPjygcUnMgc
• We'd love to hear how others came to first see R&J as well, feel free to get in touch and share with us.

Ancient Bickerings:

This week we answer the only question that really matters in this play: who is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?