How Is Love Presented by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet?

Romeo is an emotional character who tries finding love in all sorts of ways which is why he is so open to express himself. In the beginning of the play Romeo was heartbroken due to a rejection from a Capulet girl named Rosaline. This rejection then helped Romeo understand love in a different way. Romeo states “One fairer than my love, the all seeing sun Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun” (1.2. 95-96). This quote shows that Romeo in the beginning of the play was stuck on Rosaline, and it portrays how heartbreak from a rejection can change your emotions and decision making. Heart break opened up Romeo’s eyes into the real world after Rosaline did not love Romeo back. Romeo now discovered that love is not always gonna equal out to happiness. In the play Romeo states “Is love a tender thing, it is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like a thorn” (1.4. 23-24). This quote is significant because Romeo later in the story states that love isn’t always gonna be perfect, there will be flaws and hardships. Shakespeare represented Romeo as a

In Act 2, Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” Juliet states, “So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call’d, retain that dear perfection which he owes without that title. Romeo, doff thy name; and for that name, which is no part of thee, I take all myself” (2. 2. 47-51). Juliet states this at the end of her soliloquy, and this quote shows that she doesn’t care about Romeo being a Montague, for his name doesn’t determine who he is as a person. She loves him despite of this, and throughout her soliloquy, she makes this known.

In the early stages of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare conveys love in many different ways. Love is shown as being imperfect, such as bawdy love, unrequited love and fatherly and maternal love, this contrasts greatly to Romeo and Juliet’s pure, perfect and requited love, and makes it seem all the more true before it is shown to be deadly.

Romeo is a melodramatic 16-year old that lets his downheartedness over Rosaline take over when he sees Juliet. Romeo is unhappy, as Rosaline decided to stay chaste, and then he meets Juliet and he sees that she is looks attractive and wants to make irresponsible decisions. Romeo gives a perfect example of his irresponsible, lustful identity when he says this, “Did my heart love till now? / Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night”(Shakespeare,

Now that Juliet has met Romeo, she is lovestruck. After the party, Juliet is on the balcony, dreaming about Romeo. Little does she know that Romeo is hiding in the bushes. As he hides, Juliet speaks of him, “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a

entirely in this scene as he stops thinking of love in a bad way as he

At the beginning of the play, Romeo is infatuated with Rosaline. When Montague’s nephew, Benvolio, comes home from a fight with the Capulets’ servants, his aunt Lady Montague tells him about how her son Romeo, has been in a melancholic mood, walking alone in the gardens. Benvolio promises Lady Montague that he would find out what is troubling his cousin, Romeo. Not one who is interested in fighting, Romeo is preoccupied by what he thinks is love and begins to confide in Benvolio that he is madly in love

In Act 2 scene 2 shows us what real love is and how we are so capable on doing everything for that person just like Romeo is willing to marry Juliet, so in that way they could be together and make peace between their families. Some emotions that I felt while we were reading this scene was more challenge to read because you are not just reading what Juliet and Romeo say but at the same time you are trying to figure it out what are they feeling, for me it’s a little difficult because they are talking about love and love at first sight and I haven’t really been in love, I don’t think I’m, I like someone but there is a difference on love and attraction/like. One of the emotions that really represents this scene is love, because you can see how

In the play `Romeo and Juliet` the writer William Shakespeare uses the theme of love as a main feature to push the story along. Presented are a plethora of variations of love including family love, true love and courtly love. This essay aims to analyse these three types of love chosen.

In 'Romeo and Juliet', Shakespeare portrays different aspects and types of love in many ways. The obvious love is the fateful love between Romeo and Juliet although the play also displays platonic love, maternal love and aspects of adolescent love.

Romeo and Juliet were facing many obstacles during the time they first encountered one another. Their, so-called, “love” sprung as they were both trying to escape from their present problems. Romeo was previously in love with a beautiful girl named Rosaline, although she couldn’t love him back and fulfill Romeo’s sexual desires because she was becoming a nun. He was heartbroken when he found out about this, and thus, he was left inconsolable. Once he discovered that Rosaline was attending the Capulet ball, he decided to sneak in. Minutes into the ball, Romeo sees Juliet and immediately professes his love for her. Juliet also had her own dilemmas to deal with. Some of which included being forced into marrying Paris, a man whom she did not love. Therefore, her love for Romeo was influenced by her reluctance to marry Paris. Prior to Romeo and Juliet’s encounter at the Capulet party, Juliet comments on marriage stating, “It is an honor that I dream not of,” (1.3.68). This quote shows that Juliet had no interest in getting married anytime soon, although when she meets

During the play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare manages to effectively depict the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. One way he achieves this is by creating sympathy for Romeo and Juliet, which consequently affects the reader and audience of the play. Three ways in which Shakespeare is able to create sympathy for them is through the general setting and plot structure, the language used, and also the characterisation of Romeo and Juliet.

n Shakespeare's play Othello many issues are undertaken and explored. The three women play a vital role in this. Only one of the women in this play survives. All the women have no separate identity within the play; all three are married or associated with a male character. Bianca is the mistress of Cassio, Emilia is married to Iago and Desdemona is married with Othello. According to the time that the play was written in and the general hierarchy within Venetian society men hold all the power and women are considered to be of low intellect. Yet it is the women that speak the most sense throughout the play and it is also the women that are able to trust other characters in the play. Each woman represents a different social level, Desdemona

Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.' Erich Fromm. Romeo and Juliet is based on immature love, and is not a true love story. Love is a great source of passion throughout the world. Though love is considered a good emotion, it can also be one of the biggest flaws a person can have. When one is in love, they will basically do anything to be with the one they love. They don’t care about the number of rules they break, or how much they change themselves, as long as they can be with the one they truly love. They may take drastic measures from defying their parents and friends to committing suicide. Shakespeare shows the power of love and the

The theme beauty of love is mostly found in this passage, it shows us how Romeo can forget about a person he claims to be in love with so easily with just one look at Juliet. Shakespeare creates a dramatic effect