Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare himself wrote that “nothing is more sad in the world than this.” The author depicted not just infatuation or passion, but a bright, desperate, burning love that ends with the death of the lovers. They didn’t have time to be together properly; they didn’t have time to enjoy closeness; they almost nothing managed. Family feuds and prejudice are easy obstacles for them, yet two young and hot hearts were ready to overcome everything—their hearts were magnetically drawn to each other. Only death turned out to be insurmountable.

The Montagues and the Capulets had long been at war, “waging civil fights.” They couldn’t forgive, couldn’t calm down, couldn’t overcome their dislike. But feelings experienced for a long time don’t pass without punishment: their hatred hits their own children, as if by ricochet, killing them.

“Romeo and Juliet” is a masterpiece of world classics; even those who have never read it know or suspect what it is about. But retellings and stories can’t replace the atmosphere created by Shakespeare’s narrative.