The Importance Of Love In Romeo And Juliet

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“ Love is life and if you miss love, you miss life.” (Homean). Finding love changes life for the better. Love comes with sacrifice at some point in a relationship which both people in a relationship should be prepared for. As well as, it improves people in a positive way and can create a whole new wonderful person. Furthermore, loves last for a lifetime because a relationship has so much power to do just that. Many people who have experienced a relationship may think the opposite. Love requires sacrifice, it can conquer anything, change people for the better and is forever eternal. Love is sacrificial because it is beneficial for both people in a relationship. For example, “ The Gift of the Magi ” is a short story, written by O. Henry, about a young married couple who deal with the …show more content…

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, which is about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths end their feuding families feud. Throughout the story Romeo and Juliet comforted and loved each other which helped changed each of them for the better. As Shakespeare wrote, “ I’m invincible against their hatred “ (Shakespeare 2.2. 72-73). In the beginning, Romeo was known to be mopey, sad, and depressed, but that all changed when he met Juliet which happens to be what he needed at the time. Juliet was a sweet person who made Romeo soft and if someone wanted to fight him he would fight them back with his love. Love tends to lead people in the right direction. Clearly both characters fell deeply in love with each other which “told” them what the right thing had to be done. Shakespeare writes, “ Love told me what to do, and I let love borrow my eyes” (Shakespeare 2.2. 81-82). Romeo would risk everything for Juliet and it shows how love changed him for good and the affect it has on his choices. People may not want to admit they have changed, but changing for the better is the best thing someone may do for

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