Day Thirty: Playlist Sample
Bad Poetry/Oh Noetry: A Mixed Tape by Romeo Montague
Juliet -Royal Wood
Juliet is written from the perspective a young man who wants the girl he loves to be his Juliet. He does not care whether they live ro die, as long as they can be together. Romeo says, “O here/ Will I set up my everlasting rest,/ And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars/ From this world-wearied flesh.” (V, iii, 109-112)
Should I Stay or Should I Go? – The Clash
Romeo is indecisive and lacks the ability to take responsibility for his actions. Initially, he does not wish to attend the Capulet party, but in doing so, meets Juliet. He can barely bring himself to leave her balcony after their plans for marriage. After he slays tybalt and pays his final visit to Juliet, Romeo says, “Nor that is not the lark, whose notes do beat/ The vaulty heaven so high above our heads:/ I have more care to stay than will to go.” (III, v, 21-23)
