After Juliet learns that Romeo has killed Tybalt‚ Juliet initially sees Romeo as duplicitous‚ but to doubt his goodness is to doubt her own‚ which she ultimately rejects. The only time Juliet ever has an ounce of doubt in the intentions of Romeo is immediately after she learns that he has killed Tybalt. After Juliet first learns of the news of Tybalt’s death‚ she speaks of Romeo as a “serpent heart‚ hid with a flowering face!” 3.2.74). Juliet‚ infuriated by Romeo’s actions‚ says that he has evil
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Shakespeare portrays love in Romeo and Juliet in many ways. Their love is portrayed by images of light and dark and is juxtaposed against death‚ and he sets next to Romeo and Juliet the love associated with sight and appearances. In all‚ their love is of another world. The love of Romeo and Juliet is portrayed as otherworldly and heavenly. They are "star-crossed lovers"‚ with their destiny pre-determined; they and other humans have no control. Instead the control lies with fate and God. The lovers
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in all respects by me. Nay‚ more‚ I doubt it not‚” he believes there is no doubt Juliet will obey him and marry Paris later that week (3.4.13). Following up on his offer‚ in Act 3‚ Scene 5 Capulet informs Juliet about the proposal whereby Juliet refuses. This refusal to obey her father’s wish is a betrayal to
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What is “love?” How do we define it? Can it genuinely exist in modern society as in Shakespeare’s stories? A literal dictionary definition of the word shows it to mean a profoundly tender‚ passionate affection for another person. Doesn’t that sound just romantic? Nowadays it seems that a majority of people often overlook the true meaning of love: They presume that it can be obtained based on relationships‚ money‚ sex‚ marriage‚ and so on. Due to all this material possession and other superficial
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Hey Juliet Romeo and Juliet is considered one of the greatest love stories of all time. This story of forbidden love is irresistible to audiences and defies the passage of time. Although this Shakespeare classic is essentially about the budding romance between two young lovers‚ it is also very much a coming of age story about protagonist‚ Juliet Capulet. She begins the play naïvely following the wishes of her father. Over a short period of time‚ as the play progresses‚ she asserts herself as an
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The Meaning of Love People use the term either loosely or strongly; either way the major question "what is love?" Remains. Love is a sentimental feeling that most have felt at least once in their lives. My personal definition of love is someone who cares and fights for someone or something. As Romeo and Juliet did the impossible to get to each other‚ even against their families. So now you may be questioning‚ "how does it work?" Love is the sentimental feeling that one gets when they want to take
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Romeo and Juliet is a story written by william shakespeare‚ William Shakespeare was an English poet‚playwright‚ and actor‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.The play was in Verona and Mantua in Italy in the 1300. Romero is a Montague and Juliet is a capulet. The main type of love in this play is of course true love which is shared between Romeo and Juliet. The other types of love really just serve highlight the strength and uniqueness of Romeo and Juliet’s love. Although
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explored in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is love and hate. Shakespeare uses paradoxical phrases and oxymoron to highlight the contrast of love and hate within the play. An example of this is in Act 1 Scene 5 Line 138 “My only love sprung from my only hate!” said by Juliet which uses anaphora and paradox to show the vast contrast between the love between Romeo and Juliet and the hate between their houses Capulet and Montague. This love and hate relationship between Romeo and Juliet greatly impacts the
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popular tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ many themes and ideas about love‚ violence‚ and fate are shown. The most prominent theme that influences virtually every scene and line in the play is the idea that desire and passion can act as a very destructive force. Almost every character in the play is influenced by the forces of love and passion‚ and those who are not at the very least feel the effects of them. The overwhelming feelings of love and passion have a tendency to result in distrust between two or more
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In the battle between love and hate; Love will always be victorious. Because‚ hate almost every time comes from love. It can also end all things sprung from hate. You just have to chose it. Although sometimes love can be chosen for you. That’s why it’s so strong. Love can end all hate. If you’re asking why let’s take the story Romeo and Juliet for example. This is classic boy loves girl girl loves boy but something is keeping them apart. You see this repeat in stories all throughout history
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