Conflict in Romeo and Juliet

          I am going to go into in deep detail on the conflict of Romeo and Juliet wanting to be together. The Montague's and Capulet's already hate each other, so fir their only children to be in love and get married is the worse thing that could possibly happen. Juliet is suppose to marry Paris, but can't because she loves Romeo. So then she takes this potion so it makes her appear dead so that she won't have to marry Paris. If Romeo had never snuck into her party he would have never met her, been banished from Verona, or caused so mayn problems for Juliet.
          This conflict relates to my life in a petty and shallow way, but I am going to explain it anyways (with fake names). Plus, nobody even reads my blog so it won't matter. My ex-boyfriend, Mike, and I broke up quite some time ago and then we planned on getting back together. But, my best friend, Monica, started texting Mike when we planned on getting back together. She was staying with me for 2 weeks while her mom was on vacation, so she would hide her phone from me when she was in the shower or something. So I knew something was up. I questioned her many times asking if there was anything going on with her and Mike and she said no. I found out 3 months later that she had been telling Mike all of these horrible things that weren't true about me just so she could have him. So we weren't and aren't together even though we wanted to be because of Monica. Now they're together and I lost my two favorte people. I'm like Paris because I love Mike, but he and Monica are in love so I just end up being the loser. And nobody wants them together because it is right for Mike and I to be together like the Montague's and Capulet's think it wrong that Romeo and Juliet are together. What Romeo and Juliet has taught me is that love can be irrational and stupid and majorly mess up some friendships. The moral of my story is that boys are dumb.

Romeo and Juliet:I It's Everywhere!

For my modern day connection to Romeo and Juliet I chose to relate it to the song "The One I Love" by David Gray. The ltrics are as follows:
Gonna close my eyes
Girl and watch you go
Running through this life darling
Like a field of snow
As the tracer glides
In its graceful arc
Send a little prayer out to ya
'cross the falling dark

Tell the repo man
And the stars above
You're the one I love

Perfect summers night
Not a wind that breathes
Just the bullets whispering gentle
'mongst the new green leaves
There's things I might have said
Only wish I could
Now I'm leaking life faster
Then I'm leaking blood

Tell the repo man
And the stars above
You're the one I love
You're the one I love
The one I love

Don't see Elysium
Don't see no fiery hell
Just the lights up bright baby
In the bay hotel
Next wave coming in
Like an ocean roar
Won't you take my hand darling
On that old dancefloor

We can twist and shout
Do the turtle dove
And you're the one I love
You're the one I love
The one I love

This song relates to Romeo and Juliet because it has many examples of comparing love to weather just as Shakespeare does. David Gray wrote this song as if Romeo would write it for Juliet. In Act one at Juliet's party there is also a lot about dancing, which is mentioned in this song. There is also an example of the stars above being like their love. Overall, I think this was a pretty good modern comparison to Romeo and Juliet.

Connecting with Romeo and Juliet

         (Mrs. Gilman- My computer wouldn't let me view your blog untill today so I apologize for it being a day late. I should have emailed you... ooops.) 

           So far while reading Romeo and Juliet I can connect to it in a few ways. My parents definetly parent more like Romeo's parents and just want me to be true to myself despite what I want. This plays a huge part in who you are and who you grow to be. Juliet's parents are almost the opposite of mine. My parent's and I are very close, but like Romeo I don't tell them everything. Personally, I am a little of both characters. I am independent and have my own ideas about everything like Juliet, but I can be so emotional and ridiculous like Romeo. Typically I am not the dramatic type, but certain situations really alter me (like Romeo). In the scene where Romeo and his family go to Juliet's party, Tybalt gets very angry and worked up. I personally connect to this because I can get very frustrated when I think something's wrong whne it may be fine to someone else. If I was in Tybalt's position I would have done the same exact thing.

          Reading at home and then in class is so much help to me. I would have missed so many little details if we weren't going over them in class. I wish we could have done that with Great Expectations too. Having the glossary on the left hand side in the book is so helpful too. I would be clueless about Shakespear's language without it. As we go on, it is getting easier. I pick up on a lot of details on my own and I am starting to notice that I am getting even more. I have really enjoyed this book so far and I am excited to read on.