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Probably because he's saying love is not like Romeo & Juliet, which is exactly what you're saying. You've refuted a comment Sivers didn't make. I also need to
by unalone 17y ago
Probably because he's saying love is not like Romeo & Juliet, which is exactly what you're saying. You've refuted a comment Sivers didn't make.
I also need to jump in as resident literatus and say that Shakespeare was saying the same thing. Romeo & Juliet is a tragedy, not a romance: Its moral is that people that think love is grand and melodramatic are dooming themselves. Shakespeare's smarter than we give him credit for.
- Mz 17y agoThere was no intent to "refute" any points in the article. The only intent was to make my own related observation. I had remarked at more length initially but chose to edit it down, assuming it would be understood fine in shortened form. Perhaps not. But thank you for responding.