So despite numerous misgivings, I was nevertheless excited to read Still Star-Crossed, a sequel exploring the what happens next after the original play. I want to experience more of the what next. And personally, I don’t enjoy looking back when I already know how things will end. Epilogues are to fanfiction what peanut butter is to jelly. Perhaps it’s because I love fanfiction, but I always relish an epilogue more than a prequel. “Too shallow”, I would argue when confronted with the usual ‘but’ pivoting around the romance, the sacrifice and the argument about the course of true love. In truth, when compared to the complexities of Othello or the genius (in my humble opinion) of Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet just left me feeling like the play simply didn’t scratch beneath the surface enough. While I can quote many a line from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet thanks to my high school experience, it’s actually my least favourite Shakespearean play.
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