What’s In a Name?
While Romeo & Juliet is the typical introduction to Shakespeare in the 7th grade here in the U.S., it seems much of the learning is lost. There’s no greater evidence of this than people labeling endearing couples “just like Romeo and Juliet”. (Um…folks…might I remind you, that ended badly? Worse, it’s not the point.) One of the timeless pieces of wisdom Shakespeare eked out in this oft-redone work (lookin’ at you, Baz Luhrmann), comes from Juliet in Act II: “So Romeo would, w
