This week, Grade 10 have been thinking about the turning point in ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ where a terrible fight leaves two characters dead.
We have been discussing how social expectations of young men actually make a fight more likely e.g. notions of family honour and the shame of backing down in front of your friends when confronted.
That being said, Fate (or Fortune!) is also in the frame for this one: was it a culture of extreme masculinity or just very bad luck which led to this tragic turn of events? Ask grade 10 to see what they think!