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It is simply the way that people spoke back then, and you can see that we no longer speak with that dialect. Also, it is the genre. Many people back then love the lust, romance, tragedy and intense drama that the play had - much like today.

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People still like Romeo and Juliet because even though it is set a long time ago, it has some of the most universal themes and characters of all time and the language is just beautiful.

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They would have enjoyed it for the same reason people enjoy it now: it is a great story and the play is masterfully written.

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Because it is a dramatic tragedy.

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because it is a dramatic tragedy.

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