Shakespeare tragedies

I haven't really read much Shakespeare other than what we are made to read in school, such as the merchant of Venice or Julius Caesar and Othello. i have, of course, seen the movies but i don't feel like it ever captures the same essence. It is true that the tragedies that we speak of, like romeo and Juliet or Othello do make great romances because as someone said (and i cant remember who) that the most romantic emotion is sadness. it is because they are doomed that they become more beautiful as characters and stories. if romeo and Juliet eventually ended up together, they wouldn't be an eternal love story that every girl secretly cries to while reading (or in my case watching), but the main protagonists of Taylor Swift's "love song" (i don't think she realized that romeo and Juliet don't actually end up together). Similarly it is the tragic irony of Othello, who is tricked by Iago into killing his own wife, that makes the story stand out to me. they were perfectly happy with no hitches in their relationship when Iago brain-washes Othello to convince him that she was unfaithful. and tragically, as all men do, Othello acted on a bruised ego and jumped to conclusions. i guess the concept of "open and honest discussions" or "couples therapy" hadn't really arisen at that point. But of course being the "honorable" man that he was, the only thing left to do was kill Iago and then kill himself. its almost typical.

Shakespeare, though a brilliant writer, had a strange idea of romance. where the best ending leaves the audience in tears or a constant state of "WTF" in their heads. i have always been curious as to why someone would dream to be in a Shakespeare romance. why someone would look for their "romeo", i never understand. its not exactly a good thing is it? to love someone and never be able to actually be with them. then die before you actually have a life together. isn't it better to just have a quiet normal romance, where there are no family feuds or sword fights or premature death? that doesn't make it unromantic, it just makes it normal. but to the people involved, any romance will be a whirlwind! because every relationship has complications, fights and jealousy and adventure, it just doesn't need to end in death before say the age of 60 yrs old.