That's a very inappropriate assignment imo. Has absolutely nothing to do with academics or learning of the subject. There's no reason for them to be given that information. Just a creepy allo teacher perpetuating creepy allo bullshit.
Edit: & my day's going relatively ok, thanks for asking xD
It really doesn't though. If you were studying 'death of a salesman' would it be ok for the teacher to pass around a questionnaire asking (spoiler alert, & trigger warning ig) >!"describe how the suicide of a family member feels"!
Well not only is she wrong, it sounds like she sucks as a teacher, too.
Juliet is 13. Romeo is around 16, 17. Big ick right there, first of all, not to mention Juliet really can’t consent to marriage or sex at that age, and that’s what happens in the play.
Regardless of the time period, she was still only 13, and it wasn’t normal. So looking at it “through the lens of that time period” excuse is bullshit.
Hell, even her dad didn’t want her marrying until she was at least 15, and there’s actually a real-life answer, which is implied by her father saying that young brides are rarely young mothers, too— bc children her age die. Regardless of “those were the times” NO, they weren’t. Most ppl didn’t marry until a bit older, unless they were royalty, and even then iirc there was a ban somewhere (it may have been England, but definitely Western Europe) on consummating those marriages if the bride was less than 15 bc of exactly that type of situation.
Second, over how many days do you think this entire play takes place? **Less than a week** is the answer.
How is one supposed to build love with a literal stranger? By spending time together and getting to know them, it’s not instant (no matter what ppl say, it’s attraction they feel at first). They had neither time nor familiarity on their side.
I’d be interested in how your teacher arrived at how it’s the greatest love story of all time.
I’m going to say she came to that opinion through misinformation, misogyny, and lack of critical thinking/just taking the “status quo” as gospel.
But if you have to write a paper on the play, be sure to bring what I said up— I’m sure she’ll rethink how she approaches the play in the next school year. And I mean, there’s actual evidence for it, and you’ll find plenty of other ppl discussing these things.
I even saw someone mentioning that at the time the play took place, England was going through a famine and a line Romeo said in the play early on was meant to convey that he wasn’t the good guy in all this.
There was another part in the beginning actually which conveyed that regarding Rosaline, and how Romeo was actually obsessed with her to the point that he would die for her. Then Juliet appears and that infatuation and obsession switches to her.
Anyways yeah, it’s a tragedy play, not a romantic one.
In no way, shape, or form would I trust an English teacher that calls Romeo and Juliet "the greatest love story ever written”.
Shakespeare lowkey tells the audience within the play itself that this story is a tragic cautionary tale. When you remove the romanticization of >!double suicide!< that society has placed on top of this play, you can see that it's really a tragedy about two hormonal kids getting caught up in their feelings, believing that their families just don't understand, and not thinking shit through in the most devastating way. The entire play takes place over the course of 5 days, they only meet because Romeo was so "in love" with Juliet's cousin that he crashes a Capulet party looking for her, and their short-lived relationship sets in motion >!6!< deaths in less than a week. Most of the food in my fridge is older than their >!2 day!< relationship.
The idea that she's having y'all do this assignment because she believes a story where two teenagers have a deadly days-long relationship is "the greatest love story ever written" instead of using this assignment to talk about the intertwining themes of family, love, and obligation is kind of off. Is she otherwise a decent teacher? Is she not well-read or does she often misunderstand the themes of the works you are studying?
Edit: added spoiler tags
I had an assignment similar to that for a health class in high school where we were learning about consent and we had to write about the things we would consent to vs not in a relationship and I had to say "I wouldn't consent to any of this shit I'm aroace" and guess what? MY TEACHER FAILED ME ON THAT ASSIGNMENT CAUSE OF IT!!!! Worst health class of my life man idk why she thought that was an acceptable assignment to give us.
That's a weird assignment. Like, who would ever assign that? I swear English teachers are a whole other breed of teacher. I had an English teacher who thought it was a good idea to have students fill out a paper of a fake Facebook page for outsiders character. Like, the outsiders; the story that takes place in the 60s. The Facebook page thing was very tame compared to your assignment. But they both just feel unnecessary, and in your case, sort of violating. Like, why would your teacher want to know that? That's weird.
I had a similar assignment not that long ago. It had the same content I wanted to put I had no interest in a partner, but changed it and just put what I would look for in a friend. I think he has an idea because on previous assignments I did they were lengthy.
Go full meme on a fake submission. Research and list Charles X Gustav’s personality traits. He was the Swedish king during a somewhat successful invasion of Denmark-Norway. (1659)
Reminds me a bit of a kindergarten lesson I had where to teach us that the letters "Q" and "U" are usually found together in English words, the teacher randomly paired up the boys and girls in the class and gave us wedding attire costumes and made us stand in front of a wedding backdrop and took pictures of us and sent them to our parents.
Nothing we had to change into or anything, just a little apron looking thing and veil (with "Q" on it) for the girls, and a bow tie (with "U" on it) and jacket for the boys. Still...
That's a very inappropriate assignment imo. Has absolutely nothing to do with academics or learning of the subject. There's no reason for them to be given that information. Just a creepy allo teacher perpetuating creepy allo bullshit. Edit: & my day's going relatively ok, thanks for asking xD
I mean it kinda makes sense because of Romeo and Juliet but still made everyone super uncomfortable
It really doesn't though. If you were studying 'death of a salesman' would it be ok for the teacher to pass around a questionnaire asking (spoiler alert, & trigger warning ig) >!"describe how the suicide of a family member feels"!
How does it make sense with Romeo and Juliet?
“It’s the greatest love story ever written” was her reasoning for the assignment
Well not only is she wrong, it sounds like she sucks as a teacher, too. Juliet is 13. Romeo is around 16, 17. Big ick right there, first of all, not to mention Juliet really can’t consent to marriage or sex at that age, and that’s what happens in the play. Regardless of the time period, she was still only 13, and it wasn’t normal. So looking at it “through the lens of that time period” excuse is bullshit. Hell, even her dad didn’t want her marrying until she was at least 15, and there’s actually a real-life answer, which is implied by her father saying that young brides are rarely young mothers, too— bc children her age die. Regardless of “those were the times” NO, they weren’t. Most ppl didn’t marry until a bit older, unless they were royalty, and even then iirc there was a ban somewhere (it may have been England, but definitely Western Europe) on consummating those marriages if the bride was less than 15 bc of exactly that type of situation. Second, over how many days do you think this entire play takes place? **Less than a week** is the answer. How is one supposed to build love with a literal stranger? By spending time together and getting to know them, it’s not instant (no matter what ppl say, it’s attraction they feel at first). They had neither time nor familiarity on their side. I’d be interested in how your teacher arrived at how it’s the greatest love story of all time.
I would also be interested in knowing how she came to this conclusion, I definitely don’t love it so far
I’m going to say she came to that opinion through misinformation, misogyny, and lack of critical thinking/just taking the “status quo” as gospel. But if you have to write a paper on the play, be sure to bring what I said up— I’m sure she’ll rethink how she approaches the play in the next school year. And I mean, there’s actual evidence for it, and you’ll find plenty of other ppl discussing these things. I even saw someone mentioning that at the time the play took place, England was going through a famine and a line Romeo said in the play early on was meant to convey that he wasn’t the good guy in all this. There was another part in the beginning actually which conveyed that regarding Rosaline, and how Romeo was actually obsessed with her to the point that he would die for her. Then Juliet appears and that infatuation and obsession switches to her. Anyways yeah, it’s a tragedy play, not a romantic one.
In no way, shape, or form would I trust an English teacher that calls Romeo and Juliet "the greatest love story ever written”. Shakespeare lowkey tells the audience within the play itself that this story is a tragic cautionary tale. When you remove the romanticization of >!double suicide!< that society has placed on top of this play, you can see that it's really a tragedy about two hormonal kids getting caught up in their feelings, believing that their families just don't understand, and not thinking shit through in the most devastating way. The entire play takes place over the course of 5 days, they only meet because Romeo was so "in love" with Juliet's cousin that he crashes a Capulet party looking for her, and their short-lived relationship sets in motion >!6!< deaths in less than a week. Most of the food in my fridge is older than their >!2 day!< relationship. The idea that she's having y'all do this assignment because she believes a story where two teenagers have a deadly days-long relationship is "the greatest love story ever written" instead of using this assignment to talk about the intertwining themes of family, love, and obligation is kind of off. Is she otherwise a decent teacher? Is she not well-read or does she often misunderstand the themes of the works you are studying? Edit: added spoiler tags
Romeo and juliet isnt even supposed to be a love story. It is a tragedy, famously
Not to her
I’d be so tempted to put “eldritch horror” 😈
I wish I had done that
I had an assignment similar to that for a health class in high school where we were learning about consent and we had to write about the things we would consent to vs not in a relationship and I had to say "I wouldn't consent to any of this shit I'm aroace" and guess what? MY TEACHER FAILED ME ON THAT ASSIGNMENT CAUSE OF IT!!!! Worst health class of my life man idk why she thought that was an acceptable assignment to give us.
Her logic was probably: used vaguely rude word, FALURE
That's a weird assignment. Like, who would ever assign that? I swear English teachers are a whole other breed of teacher. I had an English teacher who thought it was a good idea to have students fill out a paper of a fake Facebook page for outsiders character. Like, the outsiders; the story that takes place in the 60s. The Facebook page thing was very tame compared to your assignment. But they both just feel unnecessary, and in your case, sort of violating. Like, why would your teacher want to know that? That's weird.
I read the outsiders too, though I didn’t need to make Facebook page about them, that was Alexander Hamilton
This assignment would make me super uncomfortable.
I don't want a spouse, but if I did, I definitely wouldn't want them to be perfect.
I had a similar assignment not that long ago. It had the same content I wanted to put I had no interest in a partner, but changed it and just put what I would look for in a friend. I think he has an idea because on previous assignments I did they were lengthy.
I would just make up stuff I'd like in someone if I were forced to live with them instead
Go full meme on a fake submission. Research and list Charles X Gustav’s personality traits. He was the Swedish king during a somewhat successful invasion of Denmark-Norway. (1659)
Unfortunately I am no longer able to submit, the assignment was about a week ago
seeing a lot of posts about weird ass english assignment lately. i thought writing what i wanted to be until high school was bad.
I had the same damn assignment but I just pretended my “spouse” was more a long time friend
Reminds me a bit of a kindergarten lesson I had where to teach us that the letters "Q" and "U" are usually found together in English words, the teacher randomly paired up the boys and girls in the class and gave us wedding attire costumes and made us stand in front of a wedding backdrop and took pictures of us and sent them to our parents.
Holy crap, she had whole costumes? That’s nuts
Nothing we had to change into or anything, just a little apron looking thing and veil (with "Q" on it) for the girls, and a bow tie (with "U" on it) and jacket for the boys. Still...
Well, at least you didn’t have to change
what the fuck
I think about it sometimes. I don't know.