By: William Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet By: William Shakespeare

Themes Love’s strong impact on young people How tragedy carries from older generations to younger, innocent ones How innocence, virtue, and beauty can be destroyed How quickly chaos and disorder can spread

Youth Obsession with Love Media feeds to Youth addiction Magazines giving advice to find love Cosmo Teen Vogue Seventeen Movies focused around love Dear John The Notebook Walk to Remember Music about lost love, finding love, etc. “Battlefield” by Jordan Sparks “Why does love always feel like a battlefield…” “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga “we can write a bad romance…”

Shakespeare did it too! Shakespeare knew that love was popular with his audience… so he often wrote about it in his plays and poetry However… he almost always had bad endings Is that what you (the reader) want?

Connection Media or Real-life Examples? When love enters the picture, rank priorities: Love Family Friends Work What happens when love ends?