Romeo and Juliet: Premonitions

There were many many premonitions I had that unfortunately came true. The one that I remember the most was when my whole entire family(which here means my 3 aunts, uncles, 4 cousins, 2 siblings, parents, and a bunch of other relatives, in India)went on a trip to visit my other relatives near a small village for this huge event. Because there was no easy road to the area, we had to, unfortunately walk the whole 10-12 mile there. My premonition was that we would eventually get lost and not make it there in time before dark. I started walking ahead of everyone else with my other little cousins, siblings, and friends. I was like 10 yrs. old, so this was like super exciting for me. But soon we were all pretty much exhausted. Not long after that(like 3 hours later), we had no idea where we were. I was totally freaked out because it was getting dark, and we couldn't find our parents or anyone else. Finally we made it to a busstop, met some nice people , and decided to wait there until someone we knew came along. Not too long after that, my family did show up and we did make it safely(at like 10 o'clock!) to our destination with the help of the nice people we met at the busstop. So, even though the trip wasn't so bad, my premonition did come true, and we did get lost. To prevent this, I could've stayed put with the group and not take off with a bunch of little kids in a deserted place like that.
The food there was fantastic, so it was definitlely worth going:]

Shakespearean Stories

Although there are many movies that fit the description of mistaken identities, the one movie I just watched recently is Tootsie. Micheal Dorsey(Dustin Hoffman) is an unemployed actor who searches for a new job. To do this he dresses up as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, and gets the role in a drama show. Soon he becomes an inspiration to all women and becomes famous throughout the whole city. Along the way, Michael falls in love with a female co-star, while the co-star's father falls in love with him, his female friend/lover, and also a male co-star who tries to attract him(Dorothy).
I think this movie fits the criteria of mistaken identities very well because Michael Dorsey finds himself caught in a love triangle as an unemployed actor and Dorothy Michaels. Although Shakespeare had a lot of influence in modern cinema, I don't think the creators of the movie were influenced by him so much. Twelfth Night is a Shakespearean play that is most similar to this movie because of the mistaken identities.

I thought watching Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream was a very good way to understand the language in it. Although I understood the story plot very well, it was very difficult at times to understand what the characters were saying. By the end of the movie, I thought I had a pretty good undertanding of Shakepeare's style of writing and his plots. All of Shakespeare's works are fascinating to me. In the 7th grade, I did a report on William Shakespeare and even dressed up as him in class. This helped me better understand Shakepeare and how his life influenced his plays and other writings. I hope to read more of his books and learn the language a little.
I'm excited to read Romeo and Juliet in class next week. It will be interesting to see who gets the role as Romeo and Juliet. I know the story well enough to understand the play when we read it. There are many plays and stories that are similar to Romeo and Juliet. Westside Story is a good example of this. I think I will enjoy reading the play very much. I'm sure I'll enjoy the next two months very much:]