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What is the meaning of the vocabulary word "intrigued?"
Meaning: Interested; curious
What is the meaning of the vocabulary word "credulity?"
What is the meaning of the vocabulary word "indignation?"
Hostile; displeasure; resentment
What does Alyssa Rosenberg say about the new diverse roles of Romeo and Juliet.
She says while its nice to have diversity, and actors deserve richer roles than Romeo and Juliet. "An interracial Romeo and Juliet is nice, but black actors and actresses deserve richer roles than Romeo and Juliet." (paragraph 5)
What does Alyssa Rosenberg say is good about the play before counteracting it?
She says that the absence of a reason makes it to where the adaptations can fill the space Shakesphere left behind in their own way. "The absence of a reason does mean that adaptations can fill in the space that Shakesphere left behind." (paragraph 4)
What does Noah Berlatsky say about the plays current relevancy?
He counters the previous author, saying that the plays insights could be viewed as more relevant, not less. "...that makes the plays insights and its sometimes exasperating perversities more relevant, not less." (paragraph 13)
How does Alyssa Rosenberg feel about aged up actors and actresses?
She states that having actors clearly in their 20's and 30's acting so childishly is embarrassing. "...clearly in their 20's and 30's behave like early teenagers...effect is embarrassing..." (paragraph 3)
How did Noah Berlatsky feel about the difference in his feelings about his rereading of Romeo and Juliet as an adult?
He states that he feels he appreciates the story even more now that he's an adult. "...now that I'm and adult, I appreciate the young lovers a good bit more than I did when I was their age." (paragraph 6)
How does Noah Berlatsky reply to the argument that even the adults behave like kids?
He says you don't have to be young to be precipitate or fickle. "Surely, you don't have to be young to be precipitate or fickle." (paragraph 10)
Why did Rosenberg not want to see the actors in actresses in the story?
She said she doesn't want to see them in something so horribly depressing. "I don't want to see them cast in material that's so horribly depressing." (paragraph 2)
Why does Rosenberg say Capulet doesn't appear to be mature?
Because of the quickness he overthrows the former flame for Juliet. "..quickness he overthrows..doesn't suggest..mature man." (paragraph 3)
What does Rosenberg say about Romeo's age?
What does Rosenberg say about updating the actors age?
She says even if you update it, the plot still doesn't make a whole lot of sense. "Update the play to match the aged-up actors in the two main roles, and the plot still doesn't make a whole lot of sense." (paragraph 4)
What does Rosenberg say about the play holding up in modern times?
It doesn't translate well in the new modern setting. "doesn't translate well...modern communications..." (paragraph 4)
What does Rosenberg say about the relationship between dying and the consequences of your actions?
She says dying is easy, surviving the consequences of your actions is hard. "Dying is easy...living to survive consequences..is the hard part." (paragraph 5)
What does Berlatsky say about the theme of Old/young?
It remains prevalent in the story. "Old/young remains an obsession throughout the play" (paragraph 8)
Which story actually quotes lines from the play?
Berlatsky's quotes multiple lines.
What does Berlatsky say in regards to the play being childish?
He said the story is not childish, but it uses childishness as devices. "They're devices manipulated.." (paragraph 11)
What does Berlatsky say is the point of the play?
He says the point is the language itself. "rather, the point if the language itself: the dazzling, disturbing rhetorical force of old/young, corrupt/innocent, and experienced/naive." (paragraph 11)
Why did Berlatsky reread the play?
He reread it because he saw Alyssa Rosenberg's review and was curious of what he would think if he revisited it. "...inspired by Alyssa Rosenberg's declaration...curious to find out what I thought..." (paragraph 2)
What does Berlatsky say about uncomfortableness in the play?
That its one of the things Shakesphere was writing about to begin with. "...was writing about to begin with." (paragraph 12)
How are Romeo and Capulet described as alike?
They both exhibit childishness.
What does Bertlatsky say about masks?
He says it is a device to enable the old to imagine young love. "The mask is a device...to enable the old to imagine young love." (paragraph 13)
What are the themes of Romeo and Juliet according to Berlatsky?
What does Berlatsky say about the view of Rosenberg's commenters that the play is deliberately about young love?
He says the while that's true, the play is also about age. "This so no doubt true, but the play is also, and insistently, about age." (paragraph 7)