How do you like Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet story ?

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I was never good at Literature but was forced to study or just read Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and other Shakespeare's literature when I was only in F.1 and F.2 (equal to grade 9-10 in Canada's high school system I think). Frankly speaking, I didn't know how great this Shakespeare guy was at that time and never pretended that I know how to enjoy this so called literature at that age. All knew was that I this story looks a bit sad and at the end and fun at the beginning. I didn't know anything about their "love" issue. That was my impression as a high school kid at that moment. Later on I saw this movie in the cinema and got a better picture of the story. I think it was a romantic but a sad story as well. It may have more impact in the western world but not for people who lives in Asia. the mentality towards love were a bit different and the expression were quite different at that time as well. That 's my opinion. How about you ?