Fairy Tales With An Unhappily Ever After
Throughout numerous plays, movies, books, and other forms of media, people are always viewing stories of true love. Whether that be a princess woken up by a true love's kiss, a superhero saving a damsel in distress, or random strangers experiencing love at first sight, audiences dream about a day where they will find their one true love. The sad part: Those are fairy tales, and William Shakespeare was not afraid to shed light on this dark truth. Through two of his most famous plays, Romeo And Juliet and The Taming Of The Shrew, he shows that most of the time, relationships are not perfect. In both plays, Shakespeare focuses on the relationship between two people, but shows the audience that true love
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In both Romeo And Juliet and The Taming Of The Shrew, the men fell in love with the women because they wanted something in return. The way Romeo fell in love with Juliet was because he wanted to get over Rosaline, a woman he was madly in love with. His friends, Benvolio and Mercutio, thought going to a party and seeing other women would help him, and coincidentally he met Juliet there. Benvolio says to Romeo, “At this same ancient feast of Capulet’s sups the fair Rosaline whom thou so loves, with all the admirèd beauties of Verona. Go thither, and with unattainted eye compare her face with some that I shall show, and I will make thee think thy swan a crow” (Romeo And Juliet, 1.2.84-89). What Benvolio is trying to tell Romeo is that if he goes to this party, the other girls he sees will be so much prettier than Rosaline. There he meets Juliet and falls in love with her, and getting over Rosaline is what he got in return. The same thing also happens in The Taming Of The Shrew. Petruchio is new to town and is looking for a woman to love, when someone approaches him and asks him to try and win over a woman named Katherine. The man is …show more content…
In both Romeo And Juliet and The Taming Of The Shrew, there were people that did not want them to be together. In Romeo And Juliet, Romeo was a Montague and Juliet was a Capulet, two families who have been fighting for centuries. Although nobody knew about them, if someone were to they would probably both be imprisoned, exiled, or killed. Their relationship was not perfect considering most of it was them trying to keep it secret. Also, in The Taming Of The Shrew, there were people who did not want them together. First of all, Katherine does not want to be in the relationship. When finally convinced to marry Petruchio, she says “No shame but mine. I must, forsooth, be forced to give my hand, opposed against my heart, unto a mad-brain rudesby, full of spleen, who wooed in haste and means to wed at leisure” (The Taming Of The Shrew, 3.2.8-11). In this, she is saying that she does not really love him, that she was forced to marry him. Obviously, this makes it flawed because no real compassion is being shown. Also, other people frown upon the idea that Petruchio is with a girl, Katherine, so wild and mean. Shakespeare also shows the imperfections of true love through opposite cases. In Romeo And Juliet, Juliet’s parents want her to marry Paris, a more suitable companion for her, not knowing that she is already married to Romeo. She tries to tell her parents that she will never marry Paris, but
In Act 1 Scene 1 lines 228-229 Benvolio tells Romeo “By giving liberty unto thine eyes.Examine other beauties.” This is Benvolio tells Romeo that he isn’t in a commitment any more so he can look at other women. I personally think he should have left Romeo alone and let him work through his emotions for a little longer, because it takes more than a day to get over someone. Then, at the Capulet party, Romeo experiences love at first sight when he sees Juliet, the enemy.Benvolio had encouraged Romeo to go to the party at the Capulets houses, through challenging his saying that Romeo could find someone better than Rosaline at the party. Since it was a Capulet house, Romeo was not supposed to be there. If Romeo had not gone to the party, he would have never met
“Then God be blessed, it is the blessed sun, But sun it is not when you say it is not, And the moon changes even as your mind. What you will have it named, even that it is,And so it shall be still for Katherine. (IV.vi.19–23) The relationship of Katherine and Petruchio has changed throughout the various adaptations of the Taming of the Shrew. Things such as the motives to the interaction, even the role of love has changed. These differences between these adaptations were not a mistake but made to appeal to a variety of audiences.
And I’ll no longer be a Capulet” (2.2.34-36). Love is the first theme Shakespeare displays in this play. The story begins with Romeo in love with Rosaline and it is not long before Romeo realizes that Rosaline does not feel the same about him. Romeo, in fact, tells Benvolio that Rosaline has been sworn to a life of chaste. “Then she hath sworn that she will live chaste.
Playwright, William Shakespeare, conveys the different forms of love between characters in his drama, Romeo and Juliet. In the small town of Verona the different types of love are highlighted, through character actions and speech. Unrequited love is seen in Romeo and Juliet through Romeo 's 'love ' for Rosaline in Act one, while the forbidden love at first sight, also known as romantic love is seen between Romeo and Juliet. Furthermore, the motherly love/ familial love, Juliet and the Nurse share is also explored.
Deceiving and irrational, love can be a challenging emotion to endure. It can be difficult to find happiness in love, and on the journey to find that happiness, love can influence one’s thought process. Shakespeare uses specific wording in his play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to poke fun while exploring the individual’s quest for love. The desire to find love and a happy ending with a lover is so strong in the foundation of mankind, that people will not accept a life without it. In fact, they would rather give up their attribute of rationality than their opportunity to find a significant other. The heart’s control of the mind can make a foolish man.
Then, at the beginning of the play, Romeo is in love with another woman, and then all of a sudden he’s in love with Juliet, whom he’s barely met. What is up with that? You can not forget someone and fall for someone else that fast. The friar says it best when he says “Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, so soon forsaken? Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts but in their eyes.”
The fact that they fell in love is meant to show how they were tamed. Kate gives a speech about how she understands how she should be subordinate to her husband. Petruchio has tamed her because she allows him to be in charge of her. “And place your hands below your husband's foot/ In token of which duty, if he please/ My hand is ready; may it do him ease” (Shakespeare Vii 177-179).
Love, an intense, deep feeling of connection, romantic, or sexual attachment showing affection for someone or something. As for all pleasant emotions, the feeling that comes with love is exquisitely satisfying. It feels like a cool, , long drink of water when you are parched on a hot day, it it refreshing. Scientists have a pretty good idea of what love does to the brain. Being in love floods the brain with chemicals and hormones that produce feelings of pleasure, obsession and attachment. Neuroscientists divide love into three phases: lust, attraction and attachment. During the lust phase, hormones flood the body with feelings of intense desire. Adrenaline and norepinephrine make the heart race and the palms sweat, while the brain chemical
Romeo had unrequited love for Rosaline, who is mentioned, but doesn’t appear in the movie or the original script. But those feelings are dead the second he sees Juliet.
Katherine reveals this attitude in Act 2 Scene 1, lines 31-35, "nay, now I see she is your treasure, she must have a husband; I must dance barefoot on my wedding day, and for your love for her, lead the apes to hell." Talk not to me, I will sit and weep!.. " This anger is not concealed, it serves to provide motivation as to why a rational person would rebuke Petrucchio so rudely upon first encountering him. Katherine surely realizes that Petruchio is interested in her for ulterior motives other than love. Be it purse that the dowry will bring or the actions of an insincere lunatic who, "woo's a thousand.
One of the forms of love Shakespeare indicates is unrequited love. Romeo has fallen deep in love with Rosaline, but he is, “out of her favor where [he] is in love”(Shakespeare.I.i.173). Unrequited love is love that is not returned or reciprocated. Romeo is madly in love with Rosaline who does not love him back. This unrequited love has given dread to Romeo, he feels like he cannot love anyone else again. As a hopeless romantic, Romeo loves the idea of love, but the love he is experiencing is pain through his heart. He realizes that, “love, whose view is muffled still,/ Should without eyes see pathways to his will”(I.i.175-177). Since Romeo has only been surrounded by hate he always tries to look for love. And when he found love he never thought that it would be so painful. He mentions that love is supposed to be blind, but it can still make one do whatever it wants. His feelings towards love causes him to think that love is worthless. Although Rosaline does not love Romeo back, her reason is not that she is stubborn. Rosaline cannot, “be hit/ With Cupid’s arrow. She hath Dian’s wit,/ And, in strong proof of chastit...
While true love is treasured when achieved, its rarity can be attributed to the multitude of obstacles lovers must face. Couples often have trouble expressing their love for one another or may face challenges within the marriages. Whether it be disagreements, affection of surroundings, friendships lost, or jealousy, the quest for true love has its consequences. This concept is expressed several times in A Midsummer’s Night Dream, in the cases of many of the lovers. However, it can be argued that although complications ensue, true love is worth a life of trouble.
William Shakespeare's comedy, The Taming of the Shrew illistrates the difficulty of trying to tame a headstrong, stubborn, and a high-spirited woman so that she will make a docile wife. The one attempting to tame Kate, the shrew, is Petruchio. They contend with each other with tremendous vitality and have a forced relationship. In contrast, there is another romantically linked couple who seemingly possess an ideal relationship. These young lovers, Bianca and Lucentio, share a love that is not grounded in reality, but in fantasy. These two sub-plot characters are stock characters and Shakespeare creates the irony of the play through the differences between the two couples. It is through his use of stock characters and irony that the differences between the two couples are revealed.
Even before Juliet is introduced, Romeo considers himself to be in love with Rosaline. Although he says that it is true love, stating “..Doth add more grief to too much of mine own. Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs; Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes..” (Shakespeare, I.1.23), it is clear that his obsession with Rosaline is purely surface-level-- later on in this same scene, it is revealed that Rosaline is taking a vow of chastity, and after that, it could be inferred that Romeo does not know Rosaline well at all. He is simply interested in the concept of her, rather than being in true love with her. After he pursues Rosaline, and quickly gets over her at the masquerade party, Romeo moves on to Juliet, the two immediately “fall in love”, even though they are meeting for the first time. Romeo experiences the same thrill, speaking of Juliet in poems and flowery adjectives, for example, saying that “..It is the East, and Juliet is the sun.” (II.2.69) There are many other incidents where he speaks similarly about the two women, even though they are different. His similar fixation with the two different girls tells us something about Romeo: he is not in love with them specifically-- moreso, the idea of being in love and its caveats, a strong theme that Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s plays are very drastic with how he ties love into them. Shakespeare always adds comedy or tragedy to any romance that might be taking place. For example in Twelfth Night, As You like It and Romeo and Juliet there is romance but he also puts comedy in there so love is not that easy. In the play Othello he makes it into a tragedy which makes the love even harder to take place. Shakespeare has always found a way to make love as complicated as he can which leads me to believe that he feels that you must work for love and it should not be handed to you. Love is already complicated, but when Shakespeare is involved he makes sure at least two things come around that can make it harder for those who are in love to actually stay in love.