1D7-05 C. Bucci May 23‚ 2008 Romeo & Juliet: Superficial Love There are infinite ways to define love. Love has become such an ambiguous and vague term‚ though it is one of the most recognizable of human emotions. It has existed as far back as humans remember and love has been a source of interest and inspiration in the Arts‚ Religion‚ Sciences‚ and most popularly‚ in Literature. The most memorable and popular work of love is William Shakespeare’s tragic Romeo & Juliet. What is so remarkable about
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“Love: the irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” says American writer Mark Twain. Some people will do so much to be loved which includes going to the extent of acting that you love someone just to feel loved. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ the two “star-crossed lovers” are not in love‚ because Romeo is just another womanizer when Romeo has to leave to Mantua‚ Juliet does not go along‚ and he’s lustful for obtaining so many feelings for someone he just saw. Firstly
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the play of Romeo and Juliet we are made to think that the play will be based on the tragedy of two ill-fated characters. This is expressed in the Prologue‚ Act One‚ "Two households‚ both alike in dignity‚ in fair Verona where we lay our scene‚ from ancient grudge break to new mutiny‚ where civil blood makes civil hand unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two star-crossed lovers take their life." Although these two teenager’s love is the focus of the story‚ many other views of love are expressed
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Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story written by Shakespeare‚ which shows two couples who are “madly in love” with each other. However‚ both of them are from different families and‚ unfortunately‚ both families are at war with each other. Romeo is 17 and already has his eyes set on Rosaline‚ and Juliet is already set up to be with Count Paris. However they’re many reasons why Juliet killed herself‚ but substantially because of the events that led up to it. To be with Juliet forever and out of true
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Love is in the air with the sound of suicide. Shakespeare himself pulled dramatic personas‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ from the deepest‚ darkest corners of his mind. On a slightly more upbeat note‚ once love is present it is too arduous to resist‚ or so agrees psychologist Mandy Len Catron in her article “To Fall in Love With Anyone‚ Do This”. Both of these literary pieces revolve around the concept of love. Here lie two works of art with identical overall themes‚ but completely different perspectives of
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involved in love. Romeo and Juliet is a play based on the tragedies of young love and is one of the many plays that connects love with death. Shakespeare ties love to a responsibility that ultimately leads to the demise of many‚ as shown in Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra. Romeo and Juliet additionally show through their suicidal impulses that adolescent love can often be hasty and careless. Shakespeare links a self-destructive tendency with love as shown by the suicidal impulses Romeo and Juliet exhibit
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Romeo and Juliet‚ even though their love is fatalistic and they are star-crossed lover‚ have fallen in love too fast and carelessly because of lust and the wanting of love. The marriage between Romeo and Juliet is unacceptable due to the fact that both parties are confused about what they want‚ it is a hasty relationship‚ and their family rivalries. Firstly‚ when Romeo goes to Friar Laurence for his approval to marry Juliet‚ Friar Laurence is in dismay when Romeo had told him that he loves another
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Romeo and Juliet What would you do for love? Would you sacrifice your life for the people you love? “Romeo and Juliet” is a thrilling play that demonstrates both love and hate. Love and hate both come at a cost‚ whether you lose something you love or something happens that you hate. As Mohandas Gandhi said “Hatred always kills‚ love never dies.” The play Romeo and Juliet demonstrates and expresses 3 main points relating to this quote. Those main points are love‚ hate‚ and marriage. Romeo and Juliet
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Does Romeo truly love Juliet? I think in this case he truly does. Love can happen in a lot of strange ways‚ In a blink of an eye (like with Romeo and Juliet) or it can take over 15 years (like in the movie when Harry met Sally. Although I’m pretty sure it is just Romeo and Juliet who falls in love that quickly. Romeo’s capacity of feelings is rather larger than the normal person though. When he love’s he loves‚ when he’s angry he kills a Capulet‚ when he’s sad (about Juliet) he kills himself‚ Sad
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True love takes time to form. Romeo and Juliet is about two starcrossed lovers. This amazing play was made by the author William Shakespeare. The big issue is that the families from Romeo and Juliet are enemies and they hate each other‚ so they wouldn’t approve of them being together‚ nevertheless to get married. The thing is the day they meet‚ they both think they’re in love. You cannot fall in love in 10 minutes. The first time Romeo and Juliet met‚ they talked and saw each other for 5 minutes
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