Friday, May 6, 2011

Romeo and Juliet: It's Everywhere!

My reference to Romeo and Juliet is in the Disney movie version of Robin Hood. I will admit that it isn't excactly like Romeo and Juliet, but some of the themes and ideas are similar.  In Romeo and Juliet they are both very young, and in Robin Hood, Robin Hood and Maid Marian are young and their romance started when they were kids. Both couples are very much in love and they come from places where they shouldn't be together. Maid Marian is royalty, and Robin Hood (though good in his actions) is considered a theif. The Montagues and Capulets are enemies also. Robin Hood goes to great heights to get Maid Marian's attention, even risking his life for her at the Archery competition. Romeo does the same for Juliet when he sneaks by her house to talk her. Romeo and Juliet is a timeless book, and the ideas and themes in it are ones that can be and are used many times over, and will continue to be.

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