TEOGRITMM and The Capulets

Tillie Hunsdorfer and Juliet Capulet both are teenage girls living with drama filled problems and emotionally unstable families. Even though these stories are thousands of years apart, the two girls lead fairly similar lives.

Tillie's mother is really stubborn and selfish. She wants Tillie to obey her rules even though they don't always make sense. Juliet's father is the same way towards Juliet. He wants Juliet to marry Paris even though she doesn't want to. When she tells her father about her feelings he gets furious and yells at her. Mrs.Hunsdorfor yelled at Tillie after the principle called to tell her that Tillie was a top contender for the school science fair.

In both of the stories, there is a nanny in the family. In TEOGOMOTMM, Nanny is an very old unresponsive woman who is staying in the Hunsdorfer's home. She is staying there because Tillie's mother is taking care of her. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet has a nurse that is like a nanny. She is old and happy. 

These two stories are similar with their large amounts of drama and emotion.

The effect of gamma rays on man in the moon marigolds

The effect of gamma rays on man in the moon marigolds (TEOGRITMM) is a famous play written by Paul Zindel about a girl named Tillie who lives in a unstable household. In the play Tillie has a passion for science and conducts an experiment on how gamma rays effect marigolds. Her project is so good she got to present it at a science fair. In science class I did a also did a project and got to present it along with the other students to out parents. Like Tillie I also like science and conducting experiments. Tillie is very respectful towards her mother even though her mother is selfish and unfair. My mother isn't selfish or unfair, but I believe I'm respectful towards her. It isn't easy to relate to this play because it is so dramatic and emotional.

Romeo Character Traits

Romeo Montague is a seventeen year old hopeless romantic who falls in love with a thirteen year old girl named Juliet Capulet in the well-known play, Romeo and Juliet. Romeo has the lead male role in the play. He is thin but strong, has green eyes, fair skin and brown hair. According to Juliet, Romeo is handsome. Romeo is very witty and funny and likes to joke around with his friends. He is really poetic and loving towards Juliet and will do anything for her. He is easily influenced, young, ambitious and ignorant. These traits are shown when he wanted to get married to Juliet after the day they met. It was not the wisest decision. He is very young and in love so his decisions are no always thought through.

                In the beginning, Romeo was depressed over his ex-girlfriend Rosaline. They had just broken up and Romeo thought that he would never get over her. He didn't want to talk with anyone and was easily angered. His friends tried to cheer him up by taking him to one of the Capulet's Parties. At the party, he meets Juliet and falls in love all over again. This scene shows how moody he is. That night, he longed to see Juliet again so he snuck out and stood under her balcony late at night. The famous garden scene brings out Romeo’s romantic and rebellious side.

In the end, Romeo felt depressed and still in love. He was desperate to see Juliet all the time and his mind was constantly occupied with thoughts about her. He was also furious at Tybalt for killing his friend Mercutio. He grieved over the loss of Mercutio. In the last act, Romeo becomes depressed and commits suicide because of Juliet’s “death”.

In the beginning he was depressed and in the end he was depressed again. Throughout the story he stayed young and ignorant, he was blinded by love. He stayed romantic and moody throughout the play. He might’ve gotten braver because of love, but not much background was given about his relationship with Rosaline.