... to Ban Books Continue). Romeo and Juliet is an age-old love story, between two children no less, and arguably the foundation for every superficial Hollywood romantic comedy that pollutes our cinemas. What people seem to forget about one of Shakespeare's most iconic plays is that it is a tragedy, which ends with both the protagonists dying, one from suicide. This message is not any more ... pure than that of Lolita. It is violent, but also romanticizes and glorifies the horrible circumstances to which the children were exposed. Despite this, the play is continuously studied and taught to...

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