Should Romeo And Juliet Be Allowed In The Ninth Grade Curriculum

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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is one of his most well known writings. However, it is an extremely controversial topic because it is thought to encourage violence and suicide. Should Romeo and Juliet be allowed in the ninth grade curriculum? I believe that this play is a masterpiece that shows the great work of Shakespeare and can teach student to recognize complex plot and improve on their vocabulary. The stories complex plot is many at times difficult to understand but after students start to decrypt the plot they see how interesting and trimatic Romeo and Juliet’s deaths are. When reading and watching Romeo and Juliet I realized that their deaths were completely preventable and there were many points in the book. Romeo and Juliet