Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet And Modern Day

One of the types of love that is most evident / found most often in Romeo and Juliet and modern day is Familial love. There are 6 different types of love; Familial, Platonic, Narcissistic, Unrequited, and Spiritual/Religious love. Familial love is when you love your family, and they love you back. Platonic love is the love between you and your friends. Narcissistic love is when you love yourself and not others. Unrequited love is when you love someone, but they do not love you back. Finally Spiritual/Religious love is when you believe and love your religion. In Romeo and Juliet all of these love types are evident in many circumstances. Familial love is a strong bond that is not easily broken; this has not changed over the course of time. In modern day family ties are still some of the strongest bonds, because families share experiences and trust each other. Families trust, share experiences, and sacrifice for each other because of the bonds that we share genetically, and physically. Overall, Familial love is most used in modern day because of the bonds that families share and the sacrifices that they offer for each other. In the
We know this because when Romeo and Juliet was written, people acted similarly than how we act today by being loyal to their families, and acting differently by communicating differently than how we communicate today in modern day. Romeo and Juliet the play is written in the Elizabethan era, where families would send messengers to deliver news and events to one another, and today’s communication is faster, and more efficient, than back then. Our similarities, however, are being loyal to our families by sticking by their sides, and protecting them. Overall, family bonds are still very similar to the Elizabethan era, with loyalty for the families continuing to be very strong, even though there are differences in means of family