Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet
Shakespeare’s famous ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is¬ named the greatest love story of all time, but is it true love or teenage lust?
The story portrays two young people who fall in love and in the end take their own lives when they cannot be together, but are they really in love? So are Romeo and Juliet really star-crossed lovers? Or just two teens in lust who didn’t understand?
In Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, the two met at a costume party and immediately fell in love, however in this scene some may fail to remember Romeo is on drugs, meaning everything is taken in quicker than under normal circumstances. Because of this he could easily mistake his feelings for love after seeing Juliet, as she is the first young attractive girl he sees. If he had seen a different girl first, he could have very easily fallen in love with her instead. …show more content…
We’ve all heard of the rebound right?
In the play Romeo is getting over his rejection from Rosaline (act 1, scene 1.) saying “Out of her favour, where I am in love.” He was in love with someone who did not love him back. It is not uncommon for people to look for a rebound to transfer their feelings of love to after being rejected. In this case it is Romeo who is wanting to be loved as his ‘love’ didn’t return his feelings. So, it is easily possible that he finds Juliet and confuses his emotions.
The point can be argued that in Act 1, Scene 5, Romeo and Juliet fall in love with each other when their eyes meet, not needing to know, each-others flaws or what they’re like as a person. However, this can just as easily be portrayed as, they don’t care about personality because they just like the others appearance. As many people know loving someone’s appearance over personality happens quite a lot, especially with teenagers, which Romeo and Juliet are, when you see someone you find attractive and think, you’re in love with them, when in reality you just like them for their physical
appearance.
It is said however, by Juliet “my only love comes sprung from my only hate” (Act 2, Scene 2) meaning she loves him despite being her enemy. Then in Act 4, scene 1, Juliet refuses to marry Paris, even though he is from a wealthy and noble family, and she could have lived a happy life, and be worry free. The reason being, that she loves Romeo, despite him being banished and killing her Cousin, Tybalt (Act 3, scene 2).
In saying this, there are many instances when, you must question whether they are in love or actually completely obsessed with each other. In Act 2, scene 2, Romeo says “My life were better ended by their hate than death prologued, wanting of thy love”. Don’t you think that’s a bit of an overreaction? In Act 3, scene 2, Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, has just been murdered by Romeo, and she says herself, that she’s weeping for Romeo, not Tybalt. Even if you loved someone that much, wouldn’t you feel at least a little pain for your family member who’s just been murdered, in the middle of the street?
Continuing on from this, in Act 3, Scene 3, Romeo has been granted banishment, after murdering Tybalt, a crime punishable by death, and instead of being grateful for keeping his life Romeo replies, “Be merciful, say ‘death,’ For exile hath more terror in his look, much more than death”. In reality, Juliet could always leave, but he wouldn’t be able to see her if he was dead anyway. Finally, in Act 5, scene 1, Romeo hears that Juliet is dead, and instead of just mourning for her, he decides that he will go to her grave, open it and die beside her. Some may say it’s because he loved her too much to lose her, but I’m pretty sure most will agree with me in thinking, that’s a bit creepy!
Through both the film and the original play, it is said that Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed lovers, however, the evidence is substantial that Romeo and Juliet are no more than two teenagers, who became obsessed with each other to the point that they took their own lives after thinking they couldn’t be together.
In the play Romeo and Juliet, the truth about their love was that they actually knew nothing about each other except the fact that their love was banned. Even today it is a well-known fact that the best way to get a teenager to do something is to tell them they can’t or they’re not allowed to. Everyone at some point in their lives has felt the sudden urge to do something out of spite, especially as teenagers.
There are also the many examples of obsession over love. Romeo, after just meeting this girl believes that, if she does not love him, he will die. Then after being granted banishment instead of death, he says he would have preferred death, and at one point even pulls a knife on himself because banishment would mean not seeing Juliet.
Juliet also shows obsession over love. When Tybalt is murdered, all Juliet can say is “Wash they his wounds with tears? Mine shall be spent when theirs are dry, for Romeo’s Banishment.” Is, it normal that you could love someone so much that you not even feel a hint of anger or sadness when that person murders your relative, or is it to demonstrate Juliet’s obsession and addiction to the Shakespeare’s famous ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is¬ named the greatest love story of all time, but is it true love or teenage lust?
The story portrays two young people who fall in love and in the end take their own lives when they cannot be together, but are they really in love? So are Romeo and Juliet really star-crossed lovers? Or just two teens in lust who didn’t understand?
In Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, the two met at a costume party and immediately fell in love, however in this scene some may fail to remember Romeo is on drugs, meaning everything is taken in quicker than under normal circumstances. Because of this he could easily mistake his feelings for love after seeing Juliet, as she is the first young attractive girl he sees. If he had seen a different girl first, he could have very easily fallen in love with her instead. We’ve all heard of the rebound right? In the play Romeo is getting over his rejection from Rosaline (act 1, scene 1.) saying “Out of her favour, where I am in love.” He was in love with someone who did not love him back. It is not uncommon for people to look for a rebound to transfer their feelings of love to after being rejected. In this case it is Romeo who is wanting to be loved as his ‘love’ didn’t return his feelings. So, it is easily possible that he finds Juliet and confuses his emotions.
The point can be argued that in Act 1, Scene 5, Romeo and Juliet fall in love with each other when their eyes meet, not needing to know, each-others flaws or what they’re like as a person. However, this can just as easily be portrayed as, they don’t care about personality because they just like the others appearance. As many people know loving someone’s appearance over personality happens quite a lot, especially with teenagers, which Romeo and Juliet are, when you see someone you find attractive and think, you’re in love with them, when in reality you just like them for their physical appearance.
It is said however, by Juliet “my only love comes sprung from my only hate” (Act 2, Scene 2) meaning she loves him despite being her enemy. Then in Act 4, scene 1, Juliet refuses to marry Paris, even though he is from a wealthy and noble family, and she could have lived a happy life, and be worry free. The reason being, that she loves Romeo, despite him being banished and killing her Cousin, Tybalt (Act 3, scene 2).
In saying this, there are many instances when, you must question whether they are in love or actually completely obsessed with each other. In Act 2, scene 2, Romeo says “My life were better ended by their hate than death prologued, wanting of thy love”. Don’t you think that’s a bit of an overreaction? In Act 3, scene 2, Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, has just been murdered by Romeo, and she says herself, that she’s weeping for Romeo, not Tybalt. Even if you loved someone that much, wouldn’t you feel at least a little pain for your family member who’s just been murdered, in the middle of the street?
Continuing on from this, in Act 3, Scene 3, Romeo has been granted banishment, after murdering Tybalt, a crime punishable by death, and instead of being grateful for keeping his life Romeo replies, “Be merciful, say ‘death,’ For exile hath more terror in his look, much more than death”. In reality, Juliet could always leave, but he wouldn’t be able to see her if he was dead anyway. Finally, in Act 5, scene 1, Romeo hears that Juliet is dead, and instead of just mourning for her, he decides that he will go to her grave, open it and die beside her. Some may say it’s because he loved her too much to lose her, but I’m pretty sure most will agree with me in thinking, that’s a bit creepy!
Through both the film and the original play, it is said that Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed lovers, however, the evidence is substantial that Romeo and Juliet are no more than two teenagers, who became obsessed with each other to the point that they took their own lives after thinking they couldn’t be together.
In the play Romeo and Juliet, the truth about their love was that they actually knew nothing about each other except the fact that their love was banned. Even today it is a well-known fact that the best way to get a teenager to do something is to tell them they can’t or they’re not allowed to. Everyone at some point in their lives has felt the sudden urge to do something out of spite, especially as teenagers.
There are also the many examples of obsession over love. Romeo, after just meeting this girl believes that, if she does not love him, he will die. Then after being granted banishment instead of death, he says he would have preferred death, and at one point even pulls a knife on himself because banishment would mean not seeing Juliet.
Juliet also shows obsession over love. When Tybalt is murdered, all Juliet can say is “Wash they his wounds with tears? Mine shall be spent when theirs are dry, for Romeo’s Banishment.” Is, it normal that you could love someone so much that you not even feel a hint of anger or sadness when that person murders your relative, or is it to demonstrate Juliet’s obsession and addiction to the
The story portrays two young people who fall in love and in the end take their own lives when they cannot be together, but are they really in love? So are Romeo and Juliet really star-crossed lovers? Or just two teens in lust who didn’t understand?
In Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, the two met at a costume party and immediately fell in love, however in this scene some may fail to remember Romeo is on drugs, meaning everything is taken in quicker than under normal circumstances. Because of this he could easily mistake his feelings for love after seeing Juliet, as she is the first young attractive girl he sees. If he had seen a different girl first, he could have very easily fallen in love with her instead. …show more content…
We’ve all heard of the rebound right?
In the play Romeo is getting over his rejection from Rosaline (act 1, scene 1.) saying “Out of her favour, where I am in love.” He was in love with someone who did not love him back. It is not uncommon for people to look for a rebound to transfer their feelings of love to after being rejected. In this case it is Romeo who is wanting to be loved as his ‘love’ didn’t return his feelings. So, it is easily possible that he finds Juliet and confuses his emotions.
The point can be argued that in Act 1, Scene 5, Romeo and Juliet fall in love with each other when their eyes meet, not needing to know, each-others flaws or what they’re like as a person. However, this can just as easily be portrayed as, they don’t care about personality because they just like the others appearance. As many people know loving someone’s appearance over personality happens quite a lot, especially with teenagers, which Romeo and Juliet are, when you see someone you find attractive and think, you’re in love with them, when in reality you just like them for their physical
appearance.
It is said however, by Juliet “my only love comes sprung from my only hate” (Act 2, Scene 2) meaning she loves him despite being her enemy. Then in Act 4, scene 1, Juliet refuses to marry Paris, even though he is from a wealthy and noble family, and she could have lived a happy life, and be worry free. The reason being, that she loves Romeo, despite him being banished and killing her Cousin, Tybalt (Act 3, scene 2).
In saying this, there are many instances when, you must question whether they are in love or actually completely obsessed with each other. In Act 2, scene 2, Romeo says “My life were better ended by their hate than death prologued, wanting of thy love”. Don’t you think that’s a bit of an overreaction? In Act 3, scene 2, Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, has just been murdered by Romeo, and she says herself, that she’s weeping for Romeo, not Tybalt. Even if you loved someone that much, wouldn’t you feel at least a little pain for your family member who’s just been murdered, in the middle of the street?
Continuing on from this, in Act 3, Scene 3, Romeo has been granted banishment, after murdering Tybalt, a crime punishable by death, and instead of being grateful for keeping his life Romeo replies, “Be merciful, say ‘death,’ For exile hath more terror in his look, much more than death”. In reality, Juliet could always leave, but he wouldn’t be able to see her if he was dead anyway. Finally, in Act 5, scene 1, Romeo hears that Juliet is dead, and instead of just mourning for her, he decides that he will go to her grave, open it and die beside her. Some may say it’s because he loved her too much to lose her, but I’m pretty sure most will agree with me in thinking, that’s a bit creepy!
Through both the film and the original play, it is said that Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed lovers, however, the evidence is substantial that Romeo and Juliet are no more than two teenagers, who became obsessed with each other to the point that they took their own lives after thinking they couldn’t be together.
In the play Romeo and Juliet, the truth about their love was that they actually knew nothing about each other except the fact that their love was banned. Even today it is a well-known fact that the best way to get a teenager to do something is to tell them they can’t or they’re not allowed to. Everyone at some point in their lives has felt the sudden urge to do something out of spite, especially as teenagers.
There are also the many examples of obsession over love. Romeo, after just meeting this girl believes that, if she does not love him, he will die. Then after being granted banishment instead of death, he says he would have preferred death, and at one point even pulls a knife on himself because banishment would mean not seeing Juliet.
Juliet also shows obsession over love. When Tybalt is murdered, all Juliet can say is “Wash they his wounds with tears? Mine shall be spent when theirs are dry, for Romeo’s Banishment.” Is, it normal that you could love someone so much that you not even feel a hint of anger or sadness when that person murders your relative, or is it to demonstrate Juliet’s obsession and addiction to the Shakespeare’s famous ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is¬ named the greatest love story of all time, but is it true love or teenage lust?
The story portrays two young people who fall in love and in the end take their own lives when they cannot be together, but are they really in love? So are Romeo and Juliet really star-crossed lovers? Or just two teens in lust who didn’t understand?
In Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, the two met at a costume party and immediately fell in love, however in this scene some may fail to remember Romeo is on drugs, meaning everything is taken in quicker than under normal circumstances. Because of this he could easily mistake his feelings for love after seeing Juliet, as she is the first young attractive girl he sees. If he had seen a different girl first, he could have very easily fallen in love with her instead. We’ve all heard of the rebound right? In the play Romeo is getting over his rejection from Rosaline (act 1, scene 1.) saying “Out of her favour, where I am in love.” He was in love with someone who did not love him back. It is not uncommon for people to look for a rebound to transfer their feelings of love to after being rejected. In this case it is Romeo who is wanting to be loved as his ‘love’ didn’t return his feelings. So, it is easily possible that he finds Juliet and confuses his emotions.
The point can be argued that in Act 1, Scene 5, Romeo and Juliet fall in love with each other when their eyes meet, not needing to know, each-others flaws or what they’re like as a person. However, this can just as easily be portrayed as, they don’t care about personality because they just like the others appearance. As many people know loving someone’s appearance over personality happens quite a lot, especially with teenagers, which Romeo and Juliet are, when you see someone you find attractive and think, you’re in love with them, when in reality you just like them for their physical appearance.
It is said however, by Juliet “my only love comes sprung from my only hate” (Act 2, Scene 2) meaning she loves him despite being her enemy. Then in Act 4, scene 1, Juliet refuses to marry Paris, even though he is from a wealthy and noble family, and she could have lived a happy life, and be worry free. The reason being, that she loves Romeo, despite him being banished and killing her Cousin, Tybalt (Act 3, scene 2).
In saying this, there are many instances when, you must question whether they are in love or actually completely obsessed with each other. In Act 2, scene 2, Romeo says “My life were better ended by their hate than death prologued, wanting of thy love”. Don’t you think that’s a bit of an overreaction? In Act 3, scene 2, Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, has just been murdered by Romeo, and she says herself, that she’s weeping for Romeo, not Tybalt. Even if you loved someone that much, wouldn’t you feel at least a little pain for your family member who’s just been murdered, in the middle of the street?
Continuing on from this, in Act 3, Scene 3, Romeo has been granted banishment, after murdering Tybalt, a crime punishable by death, and instead of being grateful for keeping his life Romeo replies, “Be merciful, say ‘death,’ For exile hath more terror in his look, much more than death”. In reality, Juliet could always leave, but he wouldn’t be able to see her if he was dead anyway. Finally, in Act 5, scene 1, Romeo hears that Juliet is dead, and instead of just mourning for her, he decides that he will go to her grave, open it and die beside her. Some may say it’s because he loved her too much to lose her, but I’m pretty sure most will agree with me in thinking, that’s a bit creepy!
Through both the film and the original play, it is said that Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed lovers, however, the evidence is substantial that Romeo and Juliet are no more than two teenagers, who became obsessed with each other to the point that they took their own lives after thinking they couldn’t be together.
In the play Romeo and Juliet, the truth about their love was that they actually knew nothing about each other except the fact that their love was banned. Even today it is a well-known fact that the best way to get a teenager to do something is to tell them they can’t or they’re not allowed to. Everyone at some point in their lives has felt the sudden urge to do something out of spite, especially as teenagers.
There are also the many examples of obsession over love. Romeo, after just meeting this girl believes that, if she does not love him, he will die. Then after being granted banishment instead of death, he says he would have preferred death, and at one point even pulls a knife on himself because banishment would mean not seeing Juliet.
Juliet also shows obsession over love. When Tybalt is murdered, all Juliet can say is “Wash they his wounds with tears? Mine shall be spent when theirs are dry, for Romeo’s Banishment.” Is, it normal that you could love someone so much that you not even feel a hint of anger or sadness when that person murders your relative, or is it to demonstrate Juliet’s obsession and addiction to the