I always wonder if it's because of Ye Bard that the style of romance in R+J is so prominent (in the Western world, at least). I mean, it wasn't the first, but Shakespeare's the moldy old fogey we know best, and of his stuff, R+J's the one play people probably remember, sadly enough.
I try to keep a middle ground whenever I write romance: passionate, but grounded. Not to mention that the romantic norms of the time have changed. X_X
I like to see how things like love and obsession can twist people. In fact, I love putting my characters through the proverbial wringer, so I can see what they're really made of >:D
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I always wonder if it's because of Ye Bard that the style of romance in R+J is so prominent (in the Western world, at least). I mean, it wasn't the first, but Shakespeare's the moldy old fogey we know best, and of his stuff, R+J's the one play people probably remember, sadly enough.
I try to keep a middle ground whenever I write romance: passionate, but grounded. Not to mention that the romantic norms of the time have changed. X_X
I like to see how things like love and obsession can twist people. In fact, I love putting my characters through the proverbial wringer, so I can see what they're really made of >:D