Love In Romeo And Juliet Essay
Shakespeare’s one of the most mindblowing play, “Romeo and Juliet” is a tragedy that is known for the love story of two teenagers.. Vaguely, the story is about two teenagers who are trying maintain their “fateful” love throughout the play . There are three characters in particular, these include Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Laurence. Friar Laurence in particular, think teenage love is based on their physical attractions rather than their personality and etc. These people have different thoughts on love and represents their views by their actions but also on their speech. The tragedy, “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is about people having different views on love and reveals different opinions on love can often lead to disagreement. Friar
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Laurence is a priest but also he’s someone who is trusted and respected by other characters including Romeo and Juliet. However, Friar has opposing views on teenagers’ love using a metaphor; he thinks “Young men’s love then lies, Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes” (2.3.71-72). Romeo first fell in love with Juliet at his first sight because of her physical attractions rather than her personality or her affection towards him. Because of this, Friar thinks love is not something you fall in right away; rather it is something you have to wait and count in other factors such as their personality. In addition, Friar uses foreshadowing to tell Romeo that all the “Violent delights violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder” (2.6.9-10). Romeo and Juliet falls in love quickly and tries to do everything they can in a limited amount of time to maintain their affectionate love. However, Friar advises Romeo not to rush things because not everyone can have the love they desire in a short amount of time including Romeo and Juliet, thus leading to tragedy. In conclusion, Friar’ view is that love isn’t something that should be rushed, which is slightly different from Juliet’s. In contrast, Juliet believes everyone has different views on love and she’ll “Look to like, if looking liking move” (1.4.103). At one point, Juliet was forced to love/marry Paris by Lord/Lady Capulet even though she wasn’t affectionate towards him. Juliet uses alliteration to represent her idea; love isn’t something you can force but it comes naturally. Juliet also says with “So early waking, what with loathsome smells,/And shrieks like mandrakes torn out of the earth,/That living mortals, hearing them, run mad” (4.3.47-49). Juliet is willing to fake her death so she can be with Romeo after she sneaks out of her grave/tomb. Juliet also uses simile to tell herself that love is about making sacrifice for each other, in order to maintain their relationship through their ups and downs. Juliet is willing to make sacrifices for her love but it’s quite different from Romeo’s.
Romeo uses simile to describe Juliet’s physical appearance, “As a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear” (1.5.53).
Romeo first falls in love with Juliet after seeing her at the party held by the Capulets. Physical appearance is Romeo’s only view on love and this can sometimes lead to Friar’s idea; not everyone can have the love they desire in a short amount of time. Also, Romeo decides to go “To Juliet’s grave, for there must [he] use thee” (5.2.91 Foreshadowing). After Juliet killed herself by drinking a potion from Friar, Romeo hears that news and goes to Juliet to kill himself. This view is similar to Juliet’s point of view on love; sacrifice has to be made in order for them to be happy but the result wasn’t what they were hoping to see. Every character having different views on love made the play by William Shakespeare more intense but also tragic.
Similar but different views on love by Romeo, Juliet, and Friar were visible through not only their actions in the play but also in their speech. Many of the characters used literary devices such as foreshadowing, simile, and metaphor to represent their attitude towards love. For example, Friar uses metaphor to advise Romeo that rushed love can often be tragic. These use of literary devices from characters is what eventually lead to the death of Romeo and Juliet in the play but that’s also the reason why “Romeo and Juliet” is called the greatest love story of all
time.
Laurence is a priest but also he’s someone who is trusted and respected by other characters including Romeo and Juliet. However, Friar has opposing views on teenagers’ love using a metaphor; he thinks “Young men’s love then lies, Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes” (2.3.71-72). Romeo first fell in love with Juliet at his first sight because of her physical attractions rather than her personality or her affection towards him. Because of this, Friar thinks love is not something you fall in right away; rather it is something you have to wait and count in other factors such as their personality. In addition, Friar uses foreshadowing to tell Romeo that all the “Violent delights violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder” (2.6.9-10). Romeo and Juliet falls in love quickly and tries to do everything they can in a limited amount of time to maintain their affectionate love. However, Friar advises Romeo not to rush things because not everyone can have the love they desire in a short amount of time including Romeo and Juliet, thus leading to tragedy. In conclusion, Friar’ view is that love isn’t something that should be rushed, which is slightly different from Juliet’s. In contrast, Juliet believes everyone has different views on love and she’ll “Look to like, if looking liking move” (1.4.103). At one point, Juliet was forced to love/marry Paris by Lord/Lady Capulet even though she wasn’t affectionate towards him. Juliet uses alliteration to represent her idea; love isn’t something you can force but it comes naturally. Juliet also says with “So early waking, what with loathsome smells,/And shrieks like mandrakes torn out of the earth,/That living mortals, hearing them, run mad” (4.3.47-49). Juliet is willing to fake her death so she can be with Romeo after she sneaks out of her grave/tomb. Juliet also uses simile to tell herself that love is about making sacrifice for each other, in order to maintain their relationship through their ups and downs. Juliet is willing to make sacrifices for her love but it’s quite different from Romeo’s.
Romeo uses simile to describe Juliet’s physical appearance, “As a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear” (1.5.53).
Romeo first falls in love with Juliet after seeing her at the party held by the Capulets. Physical appearance is Romeo’s only view on love and this can sometimes lead to Friar’s idea; not everyone can have the love they desire in a short amount of time. Also, Romeo decides to go “To Juliet’s grave, for there must [he] use thee” (5.2.91 Foreshadowing). After Juliet killed herself by drinking a potion from Friar, Romeo hears that news and goes to Juliet to kill himself. This view is similar to Juliet’s point of view on love; sacrifice has to be made in order for them to be happy but the result wasn’t what they were hoping to see. Every character having different views on love made the play by William Shakespeare more intense but also tragic.
Similar but different views on love by Romeo, Juliet, and Friar were visible through not only their actions in the play but also in their speech. Many of the characters used literary devices such as foreshadowing, simile, and metaphor to represent their attitude towards love. For example, Friar uses metaphor to advise Romeo that rushed love can often be tragic. These use of literary devices from characters is what eventually lead to the death of Romeo and Juliet in the play but that’s also the reason why “Romeo and Juliet” is called the greatest love story of all
time.