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I have read and seen the musical adaptation by Steven Sater, and I find it to be one of the most poignant plays to ever be written. Everything from the presentation of the social issues of adolescents to the character development is superb; you find yourself weeping and hoping along with these poor children as they attempt to tread water in the adolescence that's drowning them, all the while their society and elders refuse to through them a life preserver. Mortiz becomes consumed by his life and pressures, and Melchior and Wendla are forced to realize the true nature of desire on their own, all of which leads to tragic results. If you ever have the opportunity to see this Tony-award winning masterpiece take full advantage of it. And if the amount of sexual content is worrying, friends of mine have taken their parents to see the show and it's awkward at first, but the parents unanimously agreed that everything was done tastefully and artistically.

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