reach. It’s a way to show how people define something as a classic. One such “classic” is Shakespeare’s famous love story‚ Romeo and Juliet. Known as one of the best love stories of all time‚ it is a story about two “star-crossed lovers” whose fate was that they were never truly meant to be. But it doesn’t mean they couldn’t try. Many love stories written are compared to Romeo and Juliet‚ usually being told they aren’t as well written as this play. Known also for its beautiful writing‚ this play
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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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Types of love‚ there are so many types in today’s society evident in today’s society that were just as evident five hundred years ago. Some types of love are passionate such as romantic‚ or some are one-sided such as unrequited love. There are a lot of other types of love‚ for instance love for your friends‚ family‚ religion and even yourself. The related terms are platonic‚ familial‚ spiritual‚ and narcissism. Multifarious types of love are evident in Romeo and Juliet‚ including‚ familial‚ romantic
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ideas of love and family are popular in literature and often express the writer’s own feelings on them. Shakespeare is a famous playwright who would often cover these subjects. It is often debated how Shakespeare viewed these ideas because of some of his contradicting works. However in his works‚ Shakespeare often has lovers put in struggle and families that do not seem to care. Shakespeare takes a negative outlook on how family much family cares for and knows about each other‚ and also how loves drives
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of Romeo and Juliet is the undeniable power of love? Romeo and Juliet‚ a love story that couples use as a metaphor for love‚ or is it? In the story‚ the families the Montagues and the Capulets are in a long running feud. Both Romeo and JUliet are not even older than 14. The story by shakespeare‚ also features the both of their suicides in the end. Both of them could not live without the other‚ it seemed they would rather die. There are many people who agree to the message of undeniable love‚ but
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Suicidal Love The tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet captivated the eyes of many people. Shakespeare wrote about the untimely deaths of two teens whose reckless choices caused their sudden death/ Many people argue and say their deaths were due to fate‚ but could’ve easily been avoided if they had made suitable choices. Fate played a big part in the death of Romeo and Juliet. With the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets‚ it was almost an impossible love. Given the circumstances‚ it was up
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Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ Juliet and the Nurse show philia love to each other. Philia love is a friendship love or similar to a brotherly love. Throughout the drama the reader can tell they have philia love through the Nurse over exaggerating the message from Romeo to Juliet‚ that Juliet trusts the Nurse to keep her secret of marrying Romeo‚ and that Juliet bashes her parents to the Nurse and can believe that the Nurse will keep quiet about it. The Nurse over exaggerates the message from Romeo to Juliet
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In this current day and age‚ Romeo and Juliet has become probably the most well known love story. From its iconic sonnets to its tragic ending‚ the tale of the two lovers is common knowledge in many households. Based on just a simple summary of the tragedy‚ it would appear that Romeo and Juliet is just a mere love story from two enemy households. However‚ upon reading it‚ it becomes prevalent that in Act II there is a questioning of whether or not the love of these “star-crossed lovers” is legitimate
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the sea‚ my love as deep; the more I give to thee‚ the more I have: for both are infinite.” (II.ii.133-135) In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ two lovers will risk anything and everything to be with each other no matter the consequences. The two’s fate was sealed the moment their families began their feud‚ but in the short time they had‚ they loved to the fullest. In a single play‚ Shakespeare is able to captivate a whole world for an audience and show them the picture of love. Now‚ in the
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In the story of Romeo and Juliet there are many incidents that lead up to a certain point like Romeo and Juliet’s death. Romeo and Juliet is a classic love story read by many students. In the 1996 movie with Leonardo DiCaprio and the 2013 movie with Douglas Booth there numerous differences as the story is being told. In the 1996 movie is more modern than the 2013 movie. In the two movies there are some similarities. In the 1996 movie is more modern than the 2013 movie. During Shakespeare’s time
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