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- 00:07
Romeo and Juliet, a la Shmoop: A Case of Crazy, Stupid Love in the 16th Century.
- 00:14
Everybody remembers their first love . . . . . . but some of them are more memorable
- 00:18
than others. When it doesn't last . . .
- 00:21
. . . it feels like the whole world is coming apart . . .
- 00:23
. . . and nothing will ever be right again. Take those impetuous teenagers, Romeo and
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- 00:30
Juliet. These two were head over heels for each other,
- 00:34
. . . with a communication issue . . . . . . that didn't end all too well.
- 00:40
But, what would have happened if that poison hadn't worked?
- 00:44
What kind of future would they have had if they hadn't died?
- 00:47
Well, one thing's for sure . . . . . . their feuding parents would have been
- 00:51
very relieved . . . . . . so relieved that they might have forgotten
- 00:55
about their disagreements . . . . . . and become one big, happy family.
- 00:59
Or not.
- 01:02
Maybe their initial relief . . . . . . would have turned into a blame game
- 01:04
. . . . . . that strengthened their resolve to keep
- 01:08
the young lovers apart. Then again, maybe Romeo and Juliet would have
- 01:12
had enough of all that bickering . . . . . . and high-tailed it out of Verona . . .
- 01:15
. . . to try to make their marriage work without their pesky families.
- 01:18
Of course, they were just a couple of kids . . .
- 01:21
. . . who had stars in their eyes and a whole lot of hormones running through their bodies.
- 01:28
Maybe that kind of passion didn't stand a chance of lasting . . .
- 01:31
. . . and they would have broken up not long after reality set in.
- 01:38
First love may be memorable . . . . . . but it doesn't always have a long shelf-life.
- 01:42
So what do you think would have happened? Would they have gotten tired of each other
- 01:47
. . . . . . been split up by their parents . . .
- 01:51
. . . run away to get a fresh start . . . . . . or ended up an old married couple fighting
- 01:59
with their in-laws? And would they have had a happy ending after
- 02:04
all? Shmoop amongst yourselves.
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