Theme Of Romantic Love In Romeo And Juliet

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“Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back.” A quote by Arthur Rubinstein. I ibelieve iArthur iRubinstein iis itrying ito iexplain iif iyou ilove isomething, iyou igive ia ipart iof iyourself ito iit. You isacrifice iuseless iparts iof iyourself ibecause iyou iappreciate ithat ilife iis itelling iyou ithat iyou ineed ito igrow. When iyou ilove ipeople iand igive ithem ia ipiece iof iyourself, irather iyou're iallowing ithem ito itake ian advantage iover iyou iin isome iway, iand ithey ilike ithat ibecause iit's iwhat ithey iwant. There are three main types of love shown in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet such as Romantic love, Unrequited love and the love Juliet and her nurse share.

In Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare there is Romantic Love shared between Romeo of the Montague’s and Juliet of The Capulates. Romantic Love is presented in the play, as the Montague’s and the Capulates are two families that are filled with hatred towards one and other but that doesn’t not stop Romeo and Juliet from falling in love with each other, in Romeo and Juliet’s situation it was love at first sight. Romeo says to himself, "Did my heart love til now?"(Act I, scene IV) iRomeo iquickly idecides ithat ihe iis iin ilove iwith iJuliet ieven ithough ihe ihas inot iyet ispoken ito iher. iJuliet iis imore i level iheaded. iShe irefuses ihis iadvances iat ifirst, ibut ilater allows ihim ito ikiss iher. iAt ithis ipoint, ithe ifeelings iof iboth icharacters iappear iat ia isuperficial ilevel. iHowever, ifate itests itheir idevotion iby iunmasking itheir iidentities. iJuliet iis ifound ito ibe ia iCapulet, iand iRomeo a iMontague; ia idiscovery iupsetting ithem isimultaneously. iHowever, ithey ido in...

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...ove a woman." (Act 1, scene I) iWhen iBenvolio iasks iwho ihe iloves, iRomeo idoes inot igive ia straight ianswer ibut iinstead icomplains ithat ishe idoes inot ireturn ihis ilove i"From Love's weak childish bow she lives uncharmed” (Act 1, scene I).

In ithe itragedy iof iRomeo iand iJuliet imany itypes iof ilove iare ishown. iNone iof ithem iare iwrong, ithe iword i"love" iis isubject ito iinterpretation, ibut iit iis iobvious ithat iShakespeare idid inot ihave ithis iin imind iwhen ihe iwrote ithe iplay. iShakespeare ishows ius ithat ithe ionly itype iof ilove iworth ibeing iin iis i"true love." iHe ialso ishows ius ithat, iwith iall itypes iof ilove, ithere iis ipain. iIf ihis igoal iwas ito iinfluence ithe iaudience ito believe ithat ithe ionly ireal ilove iis the itype iof ilove ithat iexisted ibetween iRomeo iand iJuliet, iI ibelieve ihe iaccomplished iit.

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