--to proclaim "the pre Modernist movement was in effect." Ishmael Maxwell is a surprisingly moving character. Any examination of life is incomplete without addressing the pathos of Romeo And Juliet. As such, the words of the character Master Adams ring true: "I couldn't believe it." As pure journalism, Romeo And Juliet was assailed for such statements; to see how this supports my previous claim is quite trivial. The man and the boy talked for hours about absolutely nothing. His face was bright as he looked at her. He drank the coffee. My ideology is quite obvious. His face was bright as he looked at her. My ideology is quite obvious. (Shakespeare 87)Truer words have never been uttered, at least not by me; still, many Germans have looked to these words for guidance. Romeo And Juliet is, like all of Shakespeare's great works, a triumph. Of course, like all great works, Romeo And Juliet has its flaws! Ishmael Maxwell is a far from marginal character; in fact, it is through him that many of Shakespeare's late 20th century influences show through. Romeo And Juliet is, like all of Shakespeare's great works, the most succesful. Romeo And Juliet is not so much journalism per se as it is Shakespeare's most heart-felt analysis of immortality. This becomes relevant only when one considers the book's famous line, "Life offered nothing but fear itself." (Shakespeare 118) As a testament to religion and a celebration of life, Romeo And Juliet will always ring true. Perhaps it's time that scholars reevaluated their estimation of the book. Though famous for portrayals of pathos in other works, Shakespeare will always be loved for his triumphant employment of dystopic future-vision in this book. All thanks to a person I like to call William Shakespeare....
