~*~ ICU Chatterbox ~*~

[Minielf]

Lol we all agree that Niph is a Shakespeare nut. rofl She would do well in an Arts degree majoring in Theatre studies. xd  

[Sphenni]

@ Yalie: Agreed.

Shakespeare could have at least made his plays a bit shorter...
I fell asleep watching the whole thing.
And he spent like, two pages in "Romeo and Juliet" basically saying:
"Romeo: Juliet, gimme a snog", as my friend put it. ¬.¬

@ Niphy: Erm , nice face-paint? Reminds me when I went as a cat in the halloween party in year 7, and my friend made me look like a skeleton instead of a cat ¬.¬  

[Princess Rhode]

i am utterly hopeless at essays. D:

if i remember correctly,
romeo and juliet met, fell in love, married, were separated, reunited, and died all within a week.
. o.

and shakespeare's plays only typically have five parts.
they're not that long. o:

niphy;
did you paint your entire body yellow?
at least, the parts which were not covered by clothing?
. w.

 

[Minielf]

I don't think Shakespeare's plays were that long either. But some of his stories seem completely farfetched for modern audiences. I mean, Romeo and Juliet are like 14 year olds. I guess back in Shakespeare's time 13/14 was the age of adulthood, but people who read it now may think Shakespeare was condoning underage sex and instant marriage nuptials. ninja  

[Sphenni]

I think Juliet was 13 (her mother mentioned having her ar the age of 12, which was younger than she would be married), and Romeo was about 17...

The Royal Shakespeare Company put on the play, and it lasted over three hours. At the end I was sitting there fiddling with my Rubik's Cube ¬.¬

Some say that Romeo and Juliet was Shakespeare's idea of a joke- mocking young love -_-;  

[Hyacinthe Comeaux]

Up until the day I read it, I had always thought Romeo and Juliet was an epic, epic love story because of the way people referenced it. Just. The most epic romance of all time.

Then I actually read it and realized that it was the most epic fail story of all time. Still worth the fame, just not quite for the reasons I thought. harharhar.  

[Sphenni]

Haha, same! I thought that there would be loads of deep meaning to it, but in the end it was just another melodramatic love story ^.^
Shakespeare wrote it quite early in his career, so he must have just been showing off.  

[Minielf]

The idea of love in Shakespeare's time wasn't as complex as it is today-back then, people married for inheritance and continuing the dynastic line. So a play like Romeo and Juliet. Of course nowadays it seems positively timid compared to trashy romance novels, and or even 19th century romatic classics.  

[Sphenni]

I wouldn't mind marrying for inheritance- as long as the person is not terribly ugly, terribly stupid or terribly argumentative.  

[Niphz]

I'd marry for money
Then cheat on him
;D  

[Hyacinthe Comeaux]

Suppose that meant he would withdraw all financial support.

Would you still marry for money then?  

[Sphenni]

Niphy could still divorce, and claim half of his money ^.^
That would be awesome O.O  

[Minielf]

God you girls have a such a cynical view on marriage. Wouldn't any of you marry for love? blaugh  

[Princess Rhode]

what happens if he makes you sign a prenup,
and so then you gain nothing from divorce.
o: