The third reference to a work of Shakespeare was in act two. ... It was an allusion to Romeo and Juliet; when Juliet foreshadows her own death: "My grave is like to be my wedding bed"(1.5.9). Moreover, Spring Awakening and Romeo and Juliet were two plays of youthful passion where themes of education, suicide and violence were approached. ... In scene two of act one, Hanschen said: "We'll huddle over the Homer. ... The patriarchal force was so strong that no one could have interposed. ...

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I have only seen the movie Romeo and Juliet and observed Hamlet but yet to all my surprise it did not make me go wow that's the best I have seen ever. ... I don't think the play would have worked so perfectly if the set was a minimal one and not as extraordinary as the one present. ... As said that Shakespearean texts are blank I think it is great to add one with out ruining the text. ... Also another scene which I enjoyed was the drunken Christmas scene which was acted out perfectly. That scene also caused many laughs with a few funny lines which where said in the text. 5...

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