William Shakespeare was a famous English writer born during the Elizabethan period. Shakespeare was born in Stratford, London, on 23 April 1564. Many of our words today are based on Shakespeare. Teens and young adults can identify with the writer's poems and stories. In today's entertainment world, many directors reproduce Shakespeare's works using songs and films. During the play Romeo and Juliet, two teenagers fall in love when they see each other for the first time. The families of the two lovers are feuding, which means this is unacceptable. Romeo and Juliet contains satirical topics throughout the play. Satire is a type of writing that pokes fun at something to reveal its weakness. Romeo and Juliet is an example of satire because the Montagues and Capulets fight over silly things, the two get together thinking it will resolve the feud and they fall in love with each other too quickly. An example of satire is how the Montagues and Capulets react to silly gestures. Families often take observations the wrong way. In Act I, scene 1, a silly gesture is made towards ...