As you immerse yourself in Romeo and Juliet you should be becoming aware of the pervasiveness of the story's impact on modern culture. Some references to the story are obvious, like Gnomeo and Juliet or Letters to Juliet, but others are more subtle - think The Hunger Games or Twilight.
Find something that references the timelessness of Romeo and Juliet. You could find a picture, post a link to an article, embed a video, copy song lyrics or just blog about a specific instance where you noticed the play being referenced in modern culture. Try to think of something no one else will think of!
Make sure the reference is clear and your reaction to it is clearly and cleverly conveyed...creativity counts here!
Post and comment by Saturday, May 7.
Romeo and Juliet is widely used as the common tragedy in stories, movies, and plays. Westside Story is a modern well relatively modern reproduction with Romeo and Juliet. Tony being Romeo and Maria being Juliet. Not only are those two characters very similar Tybalt and Bernado are very alike. I recently saw Westside story and then thought that Romeo and Juliet was based on that until i realized the time difference in the two plays. Westside Story and Romoe and Juliet are both tragedys involving one faction agaisnt the other where "two star crossed lovers take their lives."
