The Protagonist In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Many people believe that in the classic piece of English literature titled Romeo and Juliet; the 2 main protagonists were merely infatuated with each other. Though this aspect is a seemingly correct opinion, it’s personally felt that in the choice of love or lust; they experience love because of their showing of emotions, actions, and displays of following the criteria of love.

First off; what exactly is the difference between love and lust? The definition of love is, “a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection to pleasure. It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment.”[Merriam-Webster]. The definition of lust is, “A large physical attraction for an individual
Throughout the entire course of practically all adaptations of the popular writing, both protagonists display numerous actions that showed they were truly in love. In Act 3, Scene 5 of Shakespeare’s original writing, he himself writes, “Oh, think’st thou we shall ever meet again?-I doubt it not, and all these woes shall serve”. In this scene, Romeo has been banished from his town. However, he risks his life to go and see Juliet one last time before he leaves. They spend the night together, and in the morning after discussion, Juliet asks Romeo if they’ll ever meet again. Instead of treating the situation as a “one night stand “, a sexual relationship lasting one night” [unknown}, Romeo says that they will meet again and that all of what happened will become a story to tell in their days to come together. The biggest display of love between Joliet and Romeo was their ultimate demises scenes. Shakespeare writes in Act 5, “Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavory guide. Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on the dashing rocks thy seasick, weary bark. Here’s to my love true apothecary, Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.” This is where Romeo enters the tomb after fighting with Paris and believes that Juliet is dead. He drinks poison, gives her a kiss, and dies. Shakespeare then writes, “Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger, this is thy sheath. There rust and
According to most sources, the three main points that are criteria of love is that, something is done for the other person that costs them something, joy is found in giving joy to each other, and you’d do anything to be with that other person. In Romeo and Juliet, all of these points are