In What Ways Do the Central Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Engage the Audience.

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In What Ways Do the Central Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Engage the Audience

Four hundred years ago, William Shakespeare wrote the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, a popular play that continues to capture the imagination and emotions of people around the world. The drama portrays the passionate, violent and often desperate lives of the youth of Verona. Even today, the tragedy resembles a blueprint of the problems that the adolescents of the twentieth century must face each day.

In this play, Shakespeare explores the pitfalls of young love and the consequences they face from their actions. They explained their love to be true love and they knew that they had to be together, even though their families were enemies and it was truly forbidden for the two of them to marry. This created countless problems for these two young lovers, whose lives ended as a result of this feud.

This play is extremely popular. Even so long after it had been written. This play is very popular with all ages. It is especially popular with teenagers. It is so popular with teenagers because it is easy for them to relate to Romeo and Juliet.