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[โ€“] [email protected] 128 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (10 children)

The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is not that they died for their love; it's that they're too young to realize that their love wasn't worth dying for. It's a cautionary tale about the follies and passion of youth, not a love story.

Edit: alright, it's about a lot of things.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

That seems like it still counts as a love story then, or at least "romance" given that that's primarily what it's plot and themes revolve around. What qualifies something to be a love story if not that?

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