Love at it’s finest Love at initial sight is a broadly debated belief. Some believe that true love that only has physical attraction without a deeper understanding of an individual doesn’t exist. Although, others argue that someone may be able to identify true love instantly. In fact, Shakespeare dedicates part of his play to this matter. In addition, he refers to Romeo and Juliet as "star-crossed lovers". To put it in another way, the two lovers are dissatisfied by fate from the very beginning. They may not have fallen in love like normal young people, but they still truly love one another. Romeo first notices Juliet during her parents' banquet, which causes them to fall in love at first sight. His reaction in Act I, scene IV illustrates that Juliet's appearance significantly affects him: “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night. As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear- Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! (Act I, scene IV, 45-48). Romeo swiftly decides that he is in love with Juliet though he hasn’t spoken to her yet. Juliet is more sensible and declines his first moves, but soon lets him kiss her. At this time, the feelings of both lovers look to be the same. Nevertheless, fate checks their loyalty by revealing their identities. Juliet is a Capulet, and Romeo a Montague, which is an unearthing that shocks them both, but they do not doubt the love they have together. In fact, this leads the reader to accept their love as genuine. In final, their compassion and devotion towards one another is too strong for it to be lust, which proves they are in true love. Romeo and Juliet’s second true love connection is when Romeo sneaks into the brushes of the Capulet’s hou... ... middle of paper ... ...imate connections at the Montague party. This is a common instance in the world now and no one wants their love to be questioned by how long they have known each other or if it is just based on physical attraction. Our community needs to accept the way people fall in love with each other and how long it takes for them to get to a certain step in their relationship. No matter if they want to get married on their first date or take twenty years to get married, the world needs to understand that each true love relationship is unique in every way. Once we learn to accept this, we will be able to celebrate everyone's love and find love for yourself. We just need to keep our mind and heart open. Works cited: Applebee, Arthur N. “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,” The language of Literature, Evanston, IL: Mcdougal Littell, 1997. 992-1102.Print.
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet instantly fall in love when they meet at a party. They near after get married. After killing Tybalt, a member of the Capulet family, Romeo is forever expelled from the city of Verona, Italy, where the story takes place. Lord Capulet, Juliet’s dad villain in the story (really), not knowing of Juliet’s previous marriage, decides that Juliet will marry eternally to Paris. Juliet is upset by this. So she fakes her death so she wouldn’t have to get remarried to him. News is brought to Romeo,
William Shakespeare shows the forbidden love at first sight between two characters, Romeo and Juliet. The type of love, Shakespeare shows is a destructive love between Romeo and Juliet, which leads to their hurried marriage and eventually
In Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy written by the great English playwright- William Shakespeare- “a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,” due to rivalry of two families (Crowther 1). Simply put, the hatred between two families causes a pair of lovers to commit suicide. Although this case is a suicide, the blame might not be all on the lovers- Romeo and Juliet. The tragedy might be the fault of other people involving in this event, specifically the adults around the lovers. There are three adults around the lovers that might have influenced them and lead them to their death: Friar Lawrence, the nurse, and the apothecary.
In Romeo and Juliet, their love is not real because of how fast it started and it was based on their beauty. Although it may seem like Romeo and Juliet fell in love at first sight, they actually just found each other attractive and immediately thought they were meant to be. Adolescent love is not real love because adolescents are too young too truly understand true love, and like Romeo and Juliet, adolescents are gullible and find themselves falling in love with anything that is beautiful.
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...
This elicited their demise because their lust for each other “occurs with a glance and enters them through their eyes” (Dupler 265). Romeo and Juliet thought they were experiencing love at first sight, but Juliet’s unfortunate circumstances and Romeo’s need for a woman added to their teenage lust is what creates that feeling. Both Romeo and Juliet were “bewitched by the charm of looks” (II.Prologue.6). Whether they are aware of it or not, Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is not even yet a relationship. They meet once, exchanging only a few words, and get married the next day. One cannot truly fall in love with another if they know nothing about each other. All that Romeo and Juliet know is that they crave each other and need to get out of tough situations. As soon as Romeo lays eyes on Juliet, he is enchanted by her beauty. He wishes “that [he] were a glove upon that hand/that [he] might touch that cheek” (II.ii.23-25). Romeo believes the feeling to be love at first sight, while it truly is just lust and physical attraction. Even Friar Lawrence does not believe that Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is made of love. When Romeo tells Friar about Juliet, Friar Lawrence says that their relationship is “for doting, not for loving” (II.iv.82). Friar understands that this relationship is not a reflection of love because of his impulsiveness and his sudden transfer from Rosaline to
Romeo and Juliet’s true love is being mistaken for infatuation because they are in lust and are not emotionally stable enough to be in true love.
True love is one of the most genuine, not to mention precious feelings in the world. In Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, a pair of lovers denotes the strength of true love and it's ability to overcome nearly all obstacles. However, this kind of love is a rarity due to it's pureness but somehow many cheap imitations are still mistaken for real love. Romeo and Juliet's love is authentic and by no means an infatuation seeing as first of all, they both risk their lives to see each other and would rather die than be separated. Juliet also has an unusual level of loyalty towards her partner for her age which supports the idea of true love. In addition, throughout the play, Romeo's demeanour started to change and he began to mature in a considerably short period of time. Young love is a petty sentiment nonetheless when it develops into a fully-fledged unconditional love, both partners will begin to evolve and will do nearly anything for the other.
What is love? Love means a warm liking or affection for a person, affectionate devotion. Does the way Romeo describe Juliet sound like love to you? In my opinion love does not occur at first sight, it is something that you need to work towards. Romeo just describes Juliet’s beauty and not her inner-beauty. “Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!” Romeo is just saying how beauty like that is too good for the earth. When Romeo says “ O dear account! My life is my foe’s debt,” he is saying that his life and love is in the hands of an enemy! This is a very harsh statement to say considering he has never talked or meet Juliet Capulet. Think of Shakespeare’s choice of words and the way he incorporates them into the play. Do his choice and arrangement of words; make you think, about Romeo and Juliet’s love?
Romeo and Juliet looking at each other from across the ballroom, from just a first glance at each other they’re already “in love” with each other. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a story about two teenagers who are madly in love, but the problem is that both of their families are enemies. The classic “romantic” novel of Romeo and Juliet is not true love because both of them only “fell in love’ with each other from first glance at their looks, then barely into 24 hours they are already married to each other. Throughout the whole story we will see that they only “ fell in love” with each other from their looks and how obsessed they are with one another.
Love is an overpowering force that takes over the importance of many things. In Romeo and Juliet, the lovers have to defy what surrounds them in order to be with each other. During the party at the Capulet’s house, where Romeo and Juliet encounter with a passionate love at first sight, Romeo abandons Mercutio and Benvolio after the feast to go see Juliet. He is wandering aimlessly around the Capulet backyard and he sees her in the balcony. While Romeo looks at her and describes how beautiful she is, Juliet does not know that Romeo is there listening to what she is saying. When they met at the party, it seemed that Juliet did not fall in love instantly, however when she speaks to herself in the balcony, she demonstrates the intense love that she felt for Romeo because she says that she will “no longer be a Capulet” (II, ii, 36). Although the family feud is the obstacle of Romeo and Juliet’s love, she is willing to give up their families in order to be together. The names Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet do not matter to her. She tells Romeo to forget that he is a Montague because the only thing that she cares about is their love. Since their love is so powerful, they will do whatever it takes to be with each other. Not only they will give up their families to be together, but they will also die together. When Romeo finds Ju...
Romeo and Juliet is arguably the most classic love story in the English language and it portrays to us young, irrational, passionate love. Shakespeare suggests to us that the kind of love that Romeo and Juliet feel towards each other leads lovers to pass in isolation to the world around them because they are so in love. Romeo and Juliet refrain from committing to anyone else as they choose only to act selflessly towards each other. They obtain a strong young love which is a reason why their relationship grows as intense as it does so quickly. Shakespeare makes us think that Romeo and Juliet's love is only a short-term burst of young love, which we know it is short-term, but from the view of a reader, Romeo and Juliet have a very special love.
‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a tragic play about two star crossed lovers written by Shakespeare in 1595. The play is a timeless teenage tradgedy. “The play champions the 16th Century belief that true love always strikes at first sight,” (Lamb 1993: Introduction) and even in modern times an audience still want to believe in such a thing as love at first sight. Act II Scene II the balcony scene displays that romantic notion perfectly.
A classic work of art, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare strongly guides readers to the concept and memories of love at first sight. With clever dialogue, competition and rivalry, humorous teases, and insight to brave and passionate romance, Shakespeare demonstrates a powerful connection and battle between emotions and justice. Set in Verona, Italy, two children from the rivaling Capulet and Montague families, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet set eyes upon each together and instantly fall in love at a ball thrown by the Capulets. After climbing Juliet’s balcony to confess their love, the two vow to secretly get married without their parents’ consent. Through Romeo’s impulsive behavior, Tybalt’s compulsiveness, and Capulet’s frustrations,
SHAKESPEARE'S relationship to the Lord Chamberlain's Men seems to have involved the production of a couple of new plays every year. Broadly speaking, he provided them with a comedy and a tragedy (or historical play) for every season. The companion pieces to the two lyrical comedies are two no less lyrical tragedies, Romeo and Juliet and Richard II. While the detailed chronology of the four pieces is still unclear, it is generally agreed that they form a distinct group in Shakespeare's canon.