Romeo And Juliet Relationship Essay

In English we read one of many of the famous plays by William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The play displayed many types of love, Romantic, Familial, friendship, and mentorship. Each of the characters had a different relationship with each other. Whether it was between two partners, a family, or a close friendship. Everyone's relationship was varied, each having a special bond surrounding the people.

This play evolved around two families, The Montagues and the Capulets who had a long family hatred. They both had a single child. Juliet whose mother and father were Capulet and Romeo who was a Montague. They never met each other because of the huge feud. One night Romeo snuck into one of Capulet's masquerades parties, hoping
to see his love, Rosaline. After a night of dancing, Romeo's eyes fell upon Juliet and it was an immediate connection. After only have met moments before their lips were intertwined. They didn't know eachothers names, or that they were supposed to hate each other. It was love at first sight.

After a wonderful party Romeo snuck into Juliet's garden. There he heard her confess her love for him. Romeo surprised her by jumping out of the bushes. There in the moonlight they promised to marry the next day. Problems arose only minutes after the wedding. Mercutio and Tybalt fought. Mercutio was slain. Romeo avenged Mercutio by stabbing Tybalt. This enraged the house of Capulet. The prince having mercy on Romeo banished him instead of putting him to death. Romeo and Juliet had one night together before Romeo had to leave.

Because Juliet’s family had no idea that Juliet and Romeo were married Lord Capulet arranged for his precious daughter to marry the esteemed County Paris. This freaked Juliet out so she rushed to Friar Lawrence who, having pity on the poor girl, gave her a potion that would make it look like she was dead. Juliet took this potion and was found “dead” the next morning. Word was soon spread to Romeo who in despair rushed to be with his dead love. Not being able to live with out his true love, he drank a poison, falling, dead next to Juliet. Moments after he died, Juliet awoke and finding her beloved dead, stabbed herself with his sword so they could be with each other forever.

The first type of love is Romantic. The play revolves around the romantic relationship between Romeo and Juliet. Romantic love is the love between two people who deeply love each other. It creates a bond between those two people that is rarely broken if it's true love. This was true for Romeo and Juliet. Though they didn't even get a week together, Shakespeare's magical way of writing makes you believe true love is real and Romeo and Juliet's love was just that. The true love they have really showed the night they first meet. Juliet is in her balcony after the party and Romeo jumped her garden wall. Romeo heard Juliet talking to herself. It was there in secret Juliet spoke the first of many confessions of love. This line from the play is very well known as its Juliet's first words from the famous “ balcony scene.” Juliet said, without knowing Romeo stood beneath her, “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and i'll no longer be a Capulet.” ( II, ii, 33-36) Juliet basically said if he loves her, she will disown herself from her family just to be with him. It was those words that proved to Romeo that Juliet loved her.

The second type of love is friendship.
Friendship is a very complicated relationship. It really varies on who is friends and how close they are. Everyone's friendship is different. Friendship really is two or more people who care for each other and will always be there for eachother. Its trust, loyalty and love. Friendship, when it is real, is the real true love. Romeo had his cousin and the prince's cousin who had a brotherly friendship. Mercutio, the prince's cousin and Benvolio Romeo's cousin had a close understanding of each other. Benvolio swore to make sure Romeo was okay and promised he would find out what's bothering him. Mercutio stuck up for Romeo and fought Tybalt, even though it ended in his own death and Romeo avenged Mercutio's death by killing Tybalt even though he knew by doing that he was risking his own life. Just before Romeo went after Tybalt he shouted down the streets of Verona “ Alive in Triumph and Mercutio slain? Away to heaven respective lenity, and fire-eyed fury be my conduct now! Now Tybalt take the “ villain” back again. That late thou gavest me: for Mercutio's soul is but little way above our heads staying for thine to keep him company. Either thou or I, both must go with him.” ( III, i, 119-126) Romeo here is promising himself he will get revenge for Mercutio. Yes, now in this century you don't kill your best friend's murderer to prove friendship, but this was a real sign of friendship, doing anything for his best
friend.

The last type of love is mentorship.
It's the love between an adult who's not your parent but guides you in life helping you in anyway.Mentorship is almost a familial love but the people aren't related. The mentor cares deeply about the person and truly cares for them. The want to watch them succeed. You might have a mentor to get advice from, someone to just talk to, or to get help. Both Romeo and Juliet had mentors in their life who guided them. In this plays case the mentors were better than the real parents.Juliet's mentor was her nurse. This nurse raised Juliet, taking care of her, shaping her into the person she would've become if she had not died. Juliet's mother was not there for all of her childhood and the nurse was a closer figure to Juliet that Lady capulet ever was. Romeo's mentor was Friar LAwrence, who agreed to marry them behind their parents back. He advised Romeo on what the best designs were. Even though Friar Lawrence knew that these two young adults getting married was not a good idea he still helped. Through all of the troubles Romeo and Juliet got thrown at them the Friar helped them try to stay together. Friar Lawrence said “O she knew well, Thy love did read by rote, that could not spell. But come, young waverer, come go with me, in one respect I’ll thy assistance be; for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households rancor to pure love.” ( II, iii, 31-94) It seemed that Friar hoped that this marriage would ended the family's hatred of
each other and bring peace to the town.

This play was a great example of different types of love. It showed how true love is never simple or easy, but not every love ended that quick. We won't ever know is what Romeo and Juliet had was true love but we can imagine that if true love is real that whatever they had was exactly that. It proved how a good friendship is. People who have lots of friends often don't value how special a true real relationship is. Also having a mentor to guide you along, helping you is important. If you have ever had a true friend. a kind mentor or ever been in love, the person you shared whatever love it was, with will always be in your heart. Any type of love is complicated but if it's a true and real love it with survive through anything.