Act 5: Scene 3

The last two lines of the play, "For there was never a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo," truly reached out to me. These lines really explain how tragic the play is, and how heartbreaking it is to read or watch it. When their plan to be with each other forever fails, and they both end up dead, this quote is basically saying there's nothing more devastating than that. Romeo and Juliet only wished to be with each other forever, but their family's feuding got in the way of that. Because their love was ill-fated, their story is considered the most tragic of all.

Act 2: Scene 6

Interview with Friar Lawrence:

HOST: Good morrow, Friar.

FRIAR LAWRENCE: Good morrow, host.

HOST: Let's start with the first question. When Romeo first appeared to you, telling you about his new profound love for Juliet, what was your immediate reaction?

FRIAR LAWRENCE: Well, I thought he was barking mad, of course! One moment he was in love with Rosaline and the next, he has fallen for another girl! That boy has no idea of what he actually wants.

HOST: And when he inquired you about their sudden marriage, did you believe at that time they should follow through?

FRIAR LAWRENCE: Well, they had only met the night before! How could two people get married so suddenly, not even a day later after they had just met? Not only that, but they are still so young, their lives are still so much ahead of them. It made me think, were they honestly ready to sacrifice the rest of their years for each other?

HOST: Yet, you still managed to elope them. Why?

FRIAR LAWRENCE: It had occurred to me once I learned Juilet was the daughter of Capulet. A Montague and Capulet joining hands in marriage, who would've thought? Their love could seal the everlasting feud between the two families. And peace would be restored onto the streets of Verona.

Act 1 Scene 1 - Montague & Capulet Relationship

This is oil and water. Notice how the two do not mix, and therefore cannot cooperate well. This represents the relation between the two feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets. The two do not mix well, and they simply cannot be together. Oil and water are equivalent to the relationship of the Capulet and the Montagues families since they have a complicated relationship, and do not do well when near each other.

Our Time

Our Time

11/8 became the new 9/11

The night that shook America awake

Racism won.

Sexism won.

Misogyny won.

Homophobia won.

Inequality won.

This is a country that has been through

thick and thin

America’s mother figures fought for what was right

And what they earned

What we live for

What they had hoped for

Could be taken away

in a matter of seconds

Just about now

We have meaningfully marched over malicious comments, actions, ideas

Made about our rights

One of the very things

Women get ticked off about

Is how men think they know

Women more than they know themselves

Our reproductive health is our business

We aren’t things like a door knob

To grab, twist around, and push

Or a lollipop, you can suck the life out of

We can handle our own choices

We are not as weak as you might think

We hold the privilege to choose

who we love

We work long, hard hours

And deserve the amount of money

That is equal to our amount of effort

We must welcome immigrants who wish to seek new, better lives; a fresh start

It is wrong to let stone, concrete walls to complete the job for us

As citizens

It is our duty to take action

Grab it by its neck

And drag it with us

For the next four years

11/8 is the new 9/11

But for people like me

My mother, my grandmother,

My aunts, and cousins

Or people like your mothers,

Your grandmothers

Your aunts, your cousins

Our new president has

targeted women like us

Just imagine what he can undo next?

Your buttons? Your rights?

This chaotic future is being handed

to us on a silver platter

You call it making America great again?

I call it making America weaker,

Repeating history, losing allies,

And developing a place more dangerous than a war zone

Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elizabeth Stanton

Sound familiar?

The list goes on like the digits of pi

The torch is being passed onto our generation

Now

It’s our time to fight wars

Forcing our feet to move until they give up

Allowing our tears to be filled with pride

Our cries calmed from cheers and chants

We have voices that deserve to be heard a thousand miles

And all the way to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave