Love in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

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What is love? Is it an object? Is it a feeling? Is it even attainable? Love is everything, it is an object, it is an emotion, and it cannot be bought, stolen, given. Love can only be found. Love is discovered in the most unthinkable places during the most unimaginable times. It can never be predicted who you fall in love with or when you do but all you do know is that you are in love and you would give anything for that person, and for your love to always stay resilient through all other obstacles and distractions. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Montague’s and Capulet’s are know and expected to hate each other until the miracle of love presented its self. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. They both fell in love when they both knew it was forbidden. They both knew that their love was true and knew that they had to do anything for each other and for love to last through the most rigorous challenges. They found each other in the last place they would expect. They put all else in the world aside for each other. They could not cope with losing each other and would go through hell and back to be together again.

Love cannot be sought for, only found. Fate brought Romeo and Juliet together to preserve the authentic bond of two devoted lovers, in life and in death. Romeo found Juliet at the Capulet orchard party, he was not supposed to go, and all odds were against him finding love there, or even living through the event. The Capulet’s and Montague’s despise each other with every ounce of hatred they can conjure, as Tybalt once said “What talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate Hell, all Montague’s, and thee” (I.i.68). But not Romeo or Juliet, they fell passionately in love even when they both knew it was impossibl...

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...ll. At the end Romeo and Juliet, each a Capulet, and a Montague, gave everything for their love, and neither would live to see the day that the violence or conflicts would cease. This fate, manipulated by family, friends, and hatred, would result in the unfortunate death of two lovers. Sacrifices are made for love when neither side should forfeit lives nor exchange feeling other than affection.

Love is everything, never predicted, always resilient. The price we pay for love is infinite, and unless you are prepared to give anything, you are not prepared to receive the love of those who are willing to give for you. Any reluctance of love is not love. Any found regret or unnecessary consideration is not love. Love is everything and anything and always will be a vital part of the world. Without love there would be no belonging, hope, kindness, and care in the world.

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