Romeo and Juliet First Performed (1595) | From Love and Emotion to Maturity | Poetry Changes Lives

Описание: On this day in 1595, the first performance of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare took place.

Often remembered as a story of teenage romance, Romeo and Juliet is also a play about violence, maturity, consequence, and emotional discipline. Beneath the passion and poetry lies a deeper message about how young people must learn to understand their emotions — not be ruled by them.

In today’s Poetry Changes Lives reflection, we revisit some of the most beautiful lines ever written and consider how love, when unchecked by wisdom, can become destructive rather than life-giving.

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Each day on this channel, we slow things down — reading poetry, remembering history, and offering a gentle thought for the day.

✨ Today’s reflection:
True growth comes not from denying emotion, but from understanding it.

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