The Steps in Love
Kapitel 8: Step 5, von abgemeldet
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Well, it IS kinda 'normal' to act stupid around someone you like when you're a teenager, since in that age you really don't know how to approach them and your head is full of stupid ideas how you have to act in front of your peers. Sometimes that stupid behaviour comes out as treating someone badly, sometimes it comes out as treating someone not at all.
Of course, bullying is not to be encouraged and someone who behaves that way should not 'get the girl (or boy, actually girls sometimes behave rather strangely if they like someone, too)'. But if you watch carefully, you will notice that in modern films or books the person behaving badly almost never gets the person they like before changing drastically. At least in those targeted at young people.
As for Romeo and Juliet; I'm not sure I ever heard someone call the play a romance, although the ending surely is romanticized. On the surface, however, it looks quite romantic: two people do something really stupid because they don't want to be without each other. And most people don't really look deeper than that. But I understand your point quite well.
And as for the new pages: I love how Cage tries to talk to Yani to distract her from her fear and to comfort her. That's really good of him.
Of course, bullying is not to be encouraged and someone who behaves that way should not 'get the girl (or boy, actually girls sometimes behave rather strangely if they like someone, too)'. But if you watch carefully, you will notice that in modern films or books the person behaving badly almost never gets the person they like before changing drastically. At least in those targeted at young people.
As for Romeo and Juliet; I'm not sure I ever heard someone call the play a romance, although the ending surely is romanticized. On the surface, however, it looks quite romantic: two people do something really stupid because they don't want to be without each other. And most people don't really look deeper than that. But I understand your point quite well.
And as for the new pages: I love how Cage tries to talk to Yani to distract her from her fear and to comfort her. That's really good of him.
Antwort von: abgemeldet
04.01.2018 11:42
With Romeo and Juliet I am mostly aiming at the trope that whenever a schoolplay comes in some tv-show and it's Romeo and Juliet, people go crazy about the death scene but purely for the kiss and make it all romantic, cause there are kisses.
And I also am aim at recent romances in media where horrible behavior is romanticized and have become big hypes, like Twilight with stalking and 50 Shades of Grey is filled with abuse and manipulation.
And I know you can do dumb things when liking someone, but I mean more as an excuse where it blunty just tells you "They like you. Just let them bully you and do things to you you don't like". And sometimes there isn't even a crush at all. They're pure bullies. And then people just let themselves be bullied. This still happens way too often and I find having a crush no excuse of doing things the other one doesn't like. Or the apology they come with has to be damn good.
And I also am aim at recent romances in media where horrible behavior is romanticized and have become big hypes, like Twilight with stalking and 50 Shades of Grey is filled with abuse and manipulation.
And I know you can do dumb things when liking someone, but I mean more as an excuse where it blunty just tells you "They like you. Just let them bully you and do things to you you don't like". And sometimes there isn't even a crush at all. They're pure bullies. And then people just let themselves be bullied. This still happens way too often and I find having a crush no excuse of doing things the other one doesn't like. Or the apology they come with has to be damn good.
now you say it... you don't see much desperation in ANY version of Romeo and Juliet that has been on TV, not even on the 90's version where Leonardo Di Cabrio was Romeo.... each version of that death scene is played out like "that's a lovely romantic moment. how sweet!"
What if THAT comes from how we perceive the words Shakespeare had his charakters say as that elegant, it becomes a lot more positive? then again, I think we have an unhealthy relationship torwards love all over!?
What if THAT comes from how we perceive the words Shakespeare had his charakters say as that elegant, it becomes a lot more positive? then again, I think we have an unhealthy relationship torwards love all over!?
Antwort von: abgemeldet
04.01.2018 17:00
I don't know much about Shakespeare, but I do think we as in all humans have recently been realizing that quite some romance tropes and cliches are actually not romantic at all and we're no longer afraid of calling it out.
That goes for all relationships tropes actually that are made positive and funny in media, but in real life is actually abuse.
That goes for all relationships tropes actually that are made positive and funny in media, but in real life is actually abuse.
