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Well, when you put it that way (i.imgur.com)

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[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a tragicomedy. The joke is that love is stupid.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I don't think that's the joke, beyond a bit of "kids are fucking stupid." There's a lot of commentary out there about it possibly being a satire but it's definitely more tragedy than comedy. Midsummer Night's Dream is the comedy about whirlwind romance.

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

with the right soundtrack it’s a comedy

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There's a lot of comedy in R&J. It's not specified explicitly in the text, but there's a lot of subtext to work with, and a ton of room for interpretation.

Nowhere in the play does it state that the friar uses a Bible to block the kids from kissing, but in the version I was in, that was a directorial decision, and it always got a laugh. And it was apropos to the scene.