Post #4121793

@smutmag and Romeo and Juliet is so much more universal. and SHOCKINGLY feminist. I had probably seen it 20 times before I saw a version where Juliet climbs down off the balcony rather than Romeo climbing up to it, and it recontextualized the entire play for me. I reread it, and Juliet is really clearly portrayed as the smarter of the two, the one who is leading the relationship while Romeo is struggling just to keep up. she talks absolute circles around him... good thing the boy is pretty!