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Word: heartstrong (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...seeing the muddle of our own times we are apt to overlook the fact that it was ever so. Faithlessness was hardly patented by Cressida, and even in Shakespeare's day, the theaters were full of Roman numerals. Sequels follow sequels. Romeo, let us not forget, was a heartstrong adolescent unable to imagine any girl save Rosaline -- until he set eyes on Juliet; and Juliet was a 13-year-old upstart who roundly abused both her murdering Romeo and her devoted nurse. Shakespeare himself addresses some of his most heartfelt statements of love to a beautiful young...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: A Midsummer Night's Dream: the Sequel | 8/7/1989 | See Source »

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