Romeo, Juliet and I

Romeo and Juliet has many very different characters who all act differently, which is why it is my favorite book we have read so far. Romeo's friends and cousins are all very supportive of his broken heart, where as the feuding family, the Capulets, treat their daughter Juliet more protectively than the Montegues.  Out of all of the characters in this book, I feel like Romeo is the least like me because he is mopey and dramatic about everything and always thinks that every girl he meets is love at first sight. Juliet is more like me in the way that she is quiet and obedient, but the character who I can relate to the most is Mercutio. He is Romeo's best friend and there for him when his heart is broken, but somehow makes him feel better by making fun of him. This is like me because I am a good friend but like to make fun of my best friends.  Mercutio is encouraging Romeo to go live a little and meet some pretty girls at the Capulet party, which is something that I would do for my friends. Mercutio and I are also similar because we both make up stories off of the tops of our heads, mine are usually embellishments on stories or excuses not to do chores, and his are random things to get depressing memories our of his mind. Mercutio is also my favorite character so I am happy to think that I am like him.

The first couple of nights reading, I was confused and didn't pick up on any puns or significant lines in the dialogue, but lately I can annotate for these things better.  Reading in class has helped me a lot and I am really glad that we are doing it. Plus it is fun. I haven't gone on spark notes or anything so what I have understood is purely my own thinking. Reading it twice has also helped in remembering who said what which is good for the tests and quizzes. In class I don't have much input on what we are discussing not because I didn't read but because I either didn't know what was going on in the book or wanted to hear what other people thought of what was happening. Doing group work is better for me because speaking in a smaller group is easier than in front of the class. I want to read more so next week I am going to. We should definitely keep talking in class and I am excited for our first discussion!