The first act of Romeo and Juliet was more entertaining for me than I had expected it to be. Right when I read the first part of Act One, I could relate to it from my everyday life at home. When the Prince tells the Capulets and Montagues to put down their weapons and just get it together, I feel like the Prince when my mom and my sister argue all the time. I always feel like I have to get involved and break things up, and the arguments are usually over relatively unimportant things anyways, like television, waking up for school, and getting to bed. The Prince was mentioned in the first act and has yet to be seen, but I know he will be back to break things up again, I know I always am.
When I'm reading at home, I get the basic idea of what's going on, and I can comprehend the basic storyline of the characters. What I don't get at home is all of the similes, metaphors, figurative language, etc. that we review when we read it in class. Reading in class helps me personally, and I'm sure others as well tremendously, because we're gaining a better perception of the novel, new outlooks, a better insight, and a greater overall understanding of what's going on. I know its not just me who benefits from reviewing Romeo and Juliet, and I definately want to continue doing so.
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