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Romance is a hard thing to convey over text, no matter how strong your game is. But what if the literary greats that inspired romance itself put cellphones in the hands of their most beloved characters?

It's hard to imagine an epic love story like Romeo and Juliet taking place on iMessage, but that's exactly what the folks at SparkNotes did. These hilarious text reenactments of literature's most passionate, iconic plots will remind you why old-fashioned courtship didn't exactly make it into the 21st century of smartphones and social media.

"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" "Idk."

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"Pride And Prejudice" By Jane Austen

"Pride And Prejudice" By Jane Austen

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AcousticGString
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think you'll do, mostly because you challenge my female intellect, and you are a way better option than my distant cousin.

Shelley Anckner
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're so judgmental, and I could never be like that.

June Pixeld
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wich was worse.. sayng rude stuff, or texting a proposal?

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    #2

    "The Odyssey" By Homer

    "The Odyssey" By Homer

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    Master Markus
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, they WERE goddesses, and sometimes they needed to be manipulated to get out of bad situations.

    Shelley Anckner
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    20 years, gods damnit. And you couldn't keep your penis in your pants?

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    "Romeo And Juliet" By William Shakespeare

    "Romeo And Juliet" By William Shakespeare

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    AcousticGString
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "well 'maybe' I will go and kill myself"

    Anna Brandigi
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hey i just met you and this is crazy but marry me in three days and commit mutual suicide

    Master Markus
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More like: "No, it's a yes, but don't tell anybody". Overall the whole text message just doesn't work because upon first meeting these two were MADLY in love with each other, not just courting like normal.

    #4

    "The Great Gatsby" By F. Scott Fitzgerald

    "The Great Gatsby" By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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    Cats999
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was literally just watching the Leonardo DiCaprio movie adaptation of this book in English class!

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    #5

    "Hamlet" By William Shakespeare

    "Hamlet" By William Shakespeare

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    Shelley Anckner
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it because of those Rosencrantz and Guildenstern guys?

    Master Markus
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You need to read Hamlet a bit better.

    Lely R Sutrisno
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be or not to be! Wait! Is that a question?

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    #6

    "Wuthering Heights" By Emily Brontë

    "Wuthering Heights" By Emily Brontë

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    Shelley Anckner
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been smoking weed in the moors.

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    "Jane Eyre" By Charlotte Brontë

    "Jane Eyre" By Charlotte Brontë

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    Lely R Sutrisno
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, let me burn myself first, and I'm sure you'll love me eventually!

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    "Harry Potter" By J. K. Rowling

    "Harry Potter" By J. K. Rowling

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    blugeagua
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, that was how Snape was. No matter what he was an a*****e and a jerk through and through.

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    Kiera Rain
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    8 years ago

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    This isn't the real story line. Read/Watch the finale.

    blugeagua
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, it pretty much was actually. No matter how much he redeemed himself, Snape was still a horrible a*****e.

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    "Les Misérables" By Victor Hugo

    "Les Misérables" By Victor Hugo

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    Shelley Anckner
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell your dad to come save me, OK?

    Master Markus
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Way to totally leave out the REASON he would go to the barricade. He was part of the group setting it up, he wasn't just going to bail on his friends! He wasn't just a seriously depressed guy who needed a way to die, her going away just made him more okay with the idea of dying.

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    #10

    "The Sorrows Of Young Werther" By Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

    "The Sorrows Of Young Werther" By Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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    Lux Lucis
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aww, this one is adorable.

    Mark Gottlieb
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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    #11

    "The Trickster Of Seville And The Stone Guest" By Tirso De Molina

    "The Trickster Of Seville And The Stone Guest" By Tirso De Molina

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