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Should Romeo And Juliet Be Taught To 9th Graders

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Romeo and Juliet, the love story that influenced many movies, tv shows, and stories based on the main idea of “star crossed lovers”. Honestly, Romeo and Juliet should definitely not be taught to 9th graders because it has nothing to do with teenagers’ lives now and days and cannot be connected in any way possible. It also isn’t even one of Shakespeare's better plays, Shakespeare has many other wonderful plays that should be read in place of Romeo and Juliet. 9th graders should be taught about more of Shakespeare’s work so that they can read an actually well written play that wouldn’t make the teenagers groan when they're told they have to read it, that also contains a good and interesting story line. For one, Romeo and Juliet relates nothing

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