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I was actually going to mention Romeo and Juliet, but I think the reason I don't much care for it is because the story has been beat into my head for so long. People who haven't the faintest idea about Shakespeare know the story--it's become a part of our collective whatever. Is this the play's fault? So, I didn't put it on my list. (I saw the light opera based on the play, and it occured to me that the story isn't really romantic at all. It denounces pure emotionalism in all it's forms.)
I've never considered Mercutio's perspecive. Now I will. Thanks for the tip.
If Shakespaere wrote Shakespeare in Love, then time travel is indeed possible. Wonder why that never made the newspapers.
Measure is a weird one, but I like some of the problems in the play. The Duke has been lax and things have gotten out of control. What to do? Turn into a total asshole, or get someone else to do it? Also, a great gag: what's-his-face is being led to jail. What's he done? "A woman."
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