• Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
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    4 days ago

    The tv comedy Upstart Crow brilliantly skewers Romeo & Juliet along with Shakespeare. I forget which episode, but it’s only 3 seasons and they’re all fantastic.

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      3 days ago

      Oh yes, the clever young woman points out a few things, eg the plot is VERY similar to a much earlier story, where the girl is 17, not 13. And Romeo’s age is never mentioned. “Bit weird isn’t it, Mr Shakespeare?”

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      3 days ago

      Oh yes, the clever young woman points out a few things, eg the plot is VERY similar to a much earlier story, where the girl is 17, not 13. And Romeo’s age is never mentioned. “Bit weird isn’t it, Mr Shakespeare?”