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Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet
No matter what planet or universe love will always be like the two sides of a coin. One side is the childlike cherubic love that children believe of, a fantasy or imagination. While the other side is a twisted, dark, gloomy form of love that people will use for personal gain.
A prime example of this form of twisted love would be scene 3, act 5 with Juliet's father, Capulet. As time goes by Capulet decides he wants Juliet to marry Paris, a wealthy, robust man of high ranking. But the problem is Juliet doesn’t love Paris, and cannot stand being with him. Once Capulet heeds word that his daughter refuses to marry Paris he infuriated. He states that he has given Juliet everything she needs to live and has embraced and cared for her since her birth, but this is not the case.
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When Juliet continues to refuse, Capulet tells Juliet she will be exiled to the streets to beg or even die. This scene is a flawless example of the corrupted envisionment of love Capulet claimed he had for his daughter. He stated that he had provided everything for her, and while this is somewhat true, the only thing he didn’t provide Juliet with was real love.
Throughout the book, the reader is constantly bombarded with lines of love and affection from both Romeo and Juliet, we also see many different points leading the thought that Romeo and Juliet love each other to the point where they would die for one another. This is partially valid in the fact that Romeo and Juliet love each other, but this thirst Romeo has is sometimes being misinterpreted

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