• AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works
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    29 days ago

    Possibly because Romeo and Juliet were stupid teenagers and and part of the tragedy is about the impulsiveness of youth. A good teacher can sometimes get that across, but I suspect it doesn’t really sink in. And if they didn’t teach it with A Midsummer Night’s Dream it’s also a missed opportunity - Romeo and Juliet is satirized during the Pyramus and Thisby play-in-a-play.