Olivia Quilliam

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, while patented as being a romantic tragedy, serves history as more than just a portrayal of young love and demise. The original story deviates from traditions of the 16th century in a way that is both the empowerment of a young woman, Juliet, and constructive criticism on gender roles in theirContinue reading “The Anti-Feminism of Luhrmann’s 1996 Romeo and Juliet”