The Baz Lurman version helped me understand two points about this play which I had missed in my previous readings/viewings.
1) This was essentially about two silly teenagers in silly puppy love who overreacted to everything. I had always before tried to understand (and couldn't) the deep meaningful love and devotion that precipitated their actions. Whew. That was a relief. I no longer had to angst over the fact that I didn't get Romeo and Juliet.
2) The scene where Juliet and her mother are about to have a meaninful conversation and the mother calls the nurse in. I never quite got that. What was that all about? Now I realize the mother was in over her head and out of touch with Juliet and was glad to turn her over to someone else.
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1) This was essentially about two silly teenagers in silly puppy love who overreacted to everything. I had always before tried to understand (and couldn't) the deep meaningful love and devotion that precipitated their actions. Whew. That was a relief. I no longer had to angst over the fact that I didn't get Romeo and Juliet.
2) The scene where Juliet and her mother are about to have a meaninful conversation and the mother calls the nurse in. I never quite got that. What was that all about? Now I realize the mother was in over her head and out of touch with Juliet and was glad to turn her over to someone else.