I think I can connect with a few aspects of many characters, but on the other hand I have a hard time connecting with the way the characters deal with their lives. In particular I would focus on the emotions felt by the characters. Even more specifically, Romeo. Romeo is completely infautuated with Rosaline, a girl he barely knows. I think almost everyone can connect with a feeling of desire for one person, especially as one grows through the teenage years. Indeed, often a simple desire can turn your life to paste as you dwell on it, and if you are convinced that said person will never "love" you back, its easy to feel like its the end of the world. How could I ever "love" again if this truly beautiful person doesn't care for me? Now that I have seen them, no substitute will ever be acceptable. Naturally I can also connect with the part afterwards where Romeo completely forgets about his old love and moves on. In one sense, it the end of a world, a world you created in your mind where everythings is great, then it dissolves in one fluid motion (no pun intended) just as fast as it arrived.
I believe that reading at home is a good way to see what you're going to talk about in class, but honestly I don't really find the need to work really hard to understand difficult concepts because I know we'll talk about them in class. I do the reading, get the general plot, and try to understand what's being said, but if I can't figure it out I usually just wait to see what the teacher has to say about it. As such, the reading in class is extremely useful for getting a clear picture of whats going on. I would also say as I read more Shakespeare it is indeed becoming easier to understand the next part.
-Aaron
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