In my eleven years at Georgetown Day School, I have observed that there is a theme to the way we are taught, the morals we are expected to follow, and the novels and poems we read. This theme consists of many factors but the one that stands out is equality. As we get older, this theme becomes less apparent in our studies because it is assumed that we, as teenagers, are aware of racial prejudice and women’s rights but this is not always the case. The play Romeo and Juliet does not just demonstrate equality through the love that Romeo and Juliet have for each other, but it goes further to display Juliet as the influential character rather than Romeo. As a child, I was taught that boys and girls are supposed to be equal and by treating everyone
