Тонкое искусство пофигизма
Chapter 8
Butthenshewakesupfromhertwo-daycoma,onlytolearnthathernewhusbandhascommittedsuicide,soshehastheexactsameideaandkillsherselftoo.Theend.
RomeoandJulietissynonymouswith“romance”inourculturetoday.ItisseenasthelovestoryinEnglish-speakingculture,anemotionalidealtoliveupto.Yetwhenyoureallygetdowntowhathappensinthestory,thesekidsareabsolutelyoutoftheirfuckingminds.Andtheyjustkilledthemselvestoproveit!
It’ssuspectedbymanyscholarsthatShakespearewroteRomeoandJulietnottocelebrateromance,butrathertosatirizeit,toshowhowabsolutelynuttyitwas.Hedidn’tmeanfortheplaytobeaglorificationoflove.Infact,hemeantittobetheopposite:abigflashingneonsignblinkingKEEPOUT,withpolicetapearounditsayingDONOTCROSS.
Formostofhumanhistory,romanticlovewasnotcelebratedasitisnow.Infact,upuntilthemid-nineteenthcenturyorso,lovewasseenasanunnecessaryandpotentiallydangerouspsychologicalimpedimenttothemoreimportantthingsinlife—youknow,likefarmingwelland/ormarryingaguywithalotofsheep.Youngpeoplewereoftenforciblysteeredclearoftheirromanticpassionsinfavorofpracticaleconomicmarriagesthatwouldyieldstabilityforboththemandtheirfamilies.
Buttoday,weallgetbrainbonersforthiskindofbatshitcrazylove.Itdominatesourculture.Andthemoredramatic,thebetter.
