5/25/2023 0 Comments Still star crossed book![]() ![]() He felt no urge to write sonnets, nor to moan her name and weep. ![]() When he compared the turmoil Rosaline provoked in him to Romeo’s sighing, poetical ardor, he found they had little in common. Benvolio had never been in love, and he was certain that he was not now. As NBC discovered this year with the one-and-done “Emerald City,” a decent reimagining of “The Wizard of Oz” that didn’t catch on, mucking with a classic is a tricky business. Still Star-Crossed Quotes Showing 1-4 of 4. That’s not necessarily good because it means the show (whose executive producers include Shonda Rhimes) risks being just another costume drama with tiresome power struggles and who-cares romantic entanglements. It’s also not “Shakespeare in Love” it won’t dazzle you with quick references, wittily deployed Shakespearean lines and so on. The prince has more than a passing interest in Rosaline, who appears likely to emerge as this show’s main character, but by the end of the introductory episode he has made a startling decree involving her for the benefit of the city.ĭespite the vast population of figures from the play, this isn’t a show aimed at Shakespeare scholars a mere passing acquaintance with “Romeo and Juliet” will do. I first picked up this book because I saw the AMAZING trailer for the new Shonda Rhimes show of the same name thats premiering in the fall (I believe). Most intriguing in the premiere are Rosaline (Lashana Lynch) and Livia (Ebonee Noel), sisters who are cousins of Juliet but have been relegated to servant status. ![]()
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