Some may argue that the greatest love story to date is Romeo and Juliet: the love; the passion; the unlikely pair. Although Romeo and Juliet may be a great tale of two unlikely lovers‚ it could never compare to Our Christian Story. However‚ throughout these two renowned stories‚ elements of love and sacrifice can be demonstrated frequently. Out of love‚ we are able to make sacrifices for those whom which we hold dear to our hearts; when humanity betrayed God by consuming fruit from the forbidden
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The Meaning of Love People use the term either loosely or strongly; either way the major question "what is love?" Remains. Love is a sentimental feeling that most have felt at least once in their lives. My personal definition of love is someone who cares and fights for someone or something. As Romeo and Juliet did the impossible to get to each other‚ even against their families. So now you may be questioning‚ "how does it work?" Love is the sentimental feeling that one gets when they want to take
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Furthermore‚ it is in order to strengthen the theme of forbidden love that Sater‚ once again chose to quote Shakespeare. For instance‚ when Wendla learnt that she was pregnant she sang the song ‘’whispering’’ (81)‚ which was a direct reference to Romeo and Juliet. By referring to this play of youthful passion‚ Sater clearly wants to emphasize the forbidden love between Wendla and Melchior. A second example of forbidden love in the play is the incest between Martha and her father. After having admitted
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October 2013 The Sacrifices for Love: Forbidden Love in Romeo and Juliet Have you ever felt love so strong that you would do literally anything and everything for that person? William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a perfect example of that. Romeo and Juliet can be considered one of the most stereotypical love stories in the English language‚ but it portrays only a very specific type of love: young‚ irrational‚ and passionate love. The love that Romeo and Juliet have for one another would be best
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ROMEO & JULIET ENGLISH ESSAY Romeo and Juliet is a truly tragic story of star-crossed lovers written by the greatest dramatist and poet Shakespeare. He wrote this play to communicate love and empower the audience to see the world in all of its manifestations. Love is the most dominant theme explored throughout the entire play‚ various types of love have been constantly expressed‚ including romantic love‚ family love‚ shallow love and carer’s love. Romeo and Juliet’s rapidly occurring attraction
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Romeo and Juliet: in love or hit with infatuation To the person that has these feelings infatuation and actual love are very difficult to differentiate. Even if these two emotions are very similar they have different effects on ones life. In infatuation usually develops to quickly such as “love at first sight”. On the other hand real love grows moderately and takes time‚ but the effects last longer. In my opinion this “star struck” couple was simply hit with infatuation not love. In this Shakespearean
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There are many dangers of young‚ rushed love such as not fully knowing your partner‚ or feelings of regret after you do finally get to know your partner and realise what you have committed to. In the play “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet meet and think that they are instantly in love leading them to their deaths because of their lack of knowledge of one another. Although Romeo and Juliet seem to be all grown up and ready to live alone together‚ they are not. They
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which “young love” can exhibit. But was it truly this “love” which provoked such intense and emotional whims? Or was it “young lust” which became rooted in the two teenagers? Key clues from the sacred text of the Bard himself can give insight to the true nature of the dynamics between the star-crossed lovers. The first example comes from Act I‚ Scene I‚ lines 205-6. It so follows: “She’ll not be hit with cupid’s arrow; she hath Dian’s wit” The audience is first introduced to Romeo whilst he is
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throughout the play‚ Shakespeare presents Romeo as a troubled and love blind young boy. Romeo is a young man‚ confused and extremely melancholy when we encounter his character for the first time. The reason for these impressions is down to love‚ Romeo has fallen deeply in love with a young girl named Rosaline and she holds no feelings back‚ instead ignoring him and leaving him confused‚ demonstrating these emotions‚ Romeo announces that love is‚ ‘brawling love’‚ ‘loving hate’ and also‚ ‘misshapen chaos
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True Love Mistaken for True Lust “An intense feeling of deep attraction.” That is the definition of love. Love between a man and a dog‚ a kid and ice-cream‚ a mother and her family‚ and love between two selfless people. This is true love. In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ the feeling of attraction between the two main characters is not true love. The setting of this play is the streets of Verona‚ Italy‚ during a time when arranged marriages at the age of 14 were
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