Romeo and Juliet

I don't like the way Shakespeare writes. I understand just enough to know what's going on in the story. The old english just feels like it should be updated or something.
I like the characters except for Tybalt and Romeo. I don't like Tybalt because he's Tybalt. That's just the way the play makes you feel. I don't like Romeo because he sulks all the time with really annoying quotes that I don't understand. I would feel bad for Romeo, but he just sulks too much.
The plot is interesting and a lot more in-depth than I thought it would be. I think it's pretty interesting and I'm definitely interested in reading act II.

Act II of TNTSIJ

• I know this is a terrible answer, but I've always had trouble with the word "ironic". It's always been hard for me to define, and therefore I couldn't pinpoint any specific ironic conversations in the play, although if I could understand the word more I could probably find many ironic conversations.
• Of course, the main character would be Henry Thoreau. I'd cast this as Nicholas Cage - they both can yell things like they're meaningful, they both can have a wild, weird look about them and they look a lot alike. The second most important character would probably be Waldo Emerson. After looking at images of him on Google, I'd have to say that I would give it to Jim Carrey. He wants a more serious role, or at least from what I've heard, and he looks like Mr. Emerson. After thinking for a little bit, I'd have to say John Thoreau, even though he died mid-story, is the third most important character in the story. I couldn't any legitimate looking photos on him, but I guess I'd cast the role to Ben Stiller. He looks like he could be brothers with Nicholas Cage and he is used to some serious roles. The only problem is Nicholas Cage looks older and I'm sure he's taller than Ben Stiller.
• No - Aunt Louisa had to pay the taxes and Henry actually sort of gave in at the end. He decided to go back to the society because it was the only way to live for him, and this was, in a way, giving up his protest.

APDfB & TNTSIJ

In APDfB, Seymour reminded of Holden - they were both a little bit odd in the mind and they didn't really see the positive side in really anything. Muriel reminded me of Jane Gallagher because she liked Seymour/Holden despite his issues. This is a weak connection, but I had a weird feeling that those two characters were alike. Sybil reminded me of Phoebe because of Seymour/Holden's strong relationship with her despite her age. However, Seymour's relation with Sybil may be a connection to Salinger's love of all children, not just of his younger sister.
In TNTSIJ, the quote from Henry "Our own school, John. No buildings. Break out of the classroom prison. All we need is the sky!" stood out reflecting transcendentalism more than the other two quotes after looking at dictionary.com. It reflects the fact that knowledge is learned through thought and thinking about things through spiritual and natural values and your own beliefs, not following what everyone else says or thinks unless it's coincidental. Every moral and scientific value can easily be obtained with thought and observation if you pay attention and stop and sniff the roses, no matter what "the man" says.