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36 Quinnipiac L. Rev. 455 (2017-2018)
Cast Me Not Away: The Plight of Modern Day Romeo and Juliet

handle is hein.journals/qlr36 and id is 481 raw text is: CAST ME NOT AWAY!': THE PLIGHT OF MODERN DAY ROmIEO AND JULIET Kelsey Dumond I. INTRODUCTION ...................................... ..... 455 II. STATUTORY RAPE: THEN AND Now........ .............. 458 III. ROMEO, IN THE EYES OF SCIENCE ...................... ..... 460 IV. ROMEO AND JULIET PROVISIONS: THE GOOD . ................ 462 V. ROMEO AND JULIET IN CONNECTICUT: THE BAD........ ...... 465 A. Connecticut Law................... .......... 465 B. Contrasting Connecticut with Other States ...... ..... 467 VI. THE REPERCUSSIONS: THE UGLY ...................... ..... 468 A. The Regulations ......................... ..... 468 B. The Burden ............................ ..... 474 VII. NOTHING CHANGES, IF NOTHING CHANGES .................. 479 A. Reality Check............................... 479 B. Room for Improvement........... ................ 483 VIII.ACT 5, SCENE 3 .............................. ..... 487 I. INTRODUCTION 0 Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?2 It is a safe assumption that most people would be able to identify this quotation as belonging to William Shakespeare's famous play, Romeo and Juliet. In addition, most of those individuals likely know the story of Romeo and Juliet: a tale of star-crossed lovers, two teenagers whose families are enemies, prompting the couple to navigate considerable obstacles in their pursuit of love. In the play, the two main characters' family feud is the central issue.4 If this were a modem day problem, however, Romeo, and possibly Juliet, could potentially face criminal charges due to their WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, ROMEO AND JULIET act 3, sc. 5. 2 Id. at act 2, sc. 2. See generally id.; see also Steve James, Romeo and Juliet Were Sex Offenders: An Analysis of the Age of Consent and a Callfor Reform, 78 UMKC L. REv. 241, 241 (2009). 4 See generally SHAKESPEARE, supra note 1; see also James, supra note 3, at 241. 455