1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Romeo and Juliet are two truly iconic characters—Shakespeare's&amp;nbsp;tragedy has made them so powerfully real that it's almost as if&amp;nbsp;they're still alive. But who are they, really, and why did this one play&amp;nbsp;stick so firmly in the mind of the West? In this episode of Young&amp;nbsp;Heretics, Spencer Klavan talks through the high drama, the classical&amp;nbsp;sources, and the world-famous speeches of this classic play. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15%&amp;nbsp;off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics. -- Everyone wants a beard that looks like Spencer Klavan's. Visit&amp;nbsp;https://minimoustachery.com/heretics and use the code HERETICS to get 25% off men's&amp;nbsp;grooming and shave kits. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from&amp;nbsp;clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at&amp;nbsp;https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS. -- Don’t let Big Tech rule our relationship. Submit your email so Spencer can stay in touch if—when?—Big Tech pulls the plug: https://youngheretics.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Young Heretics https://sites.libsyn.com/475437 <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/26997852/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/26997852