Romeo And Juliet Power Of Love
Love is a powerful feeling that we desire as humans beings. The power of love can blind us and drive us to make rash decisions we would sometimes never dream of. William Shakespeare demonstrated the power of “love” in his romantic-tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. The play is about two-star crossed lovers who are pulled apart by fate and their families’ feud, and eventually end up killing themselves. People to this day debate whether or not the fact if Romeo and Juliet killed themselves out of their love for their love each other, or if it was for some other reason. For some, it may seemhave seemed like Romeo was truly in love with Juliet, but I believe that his long-lasting love for Rosaline affected the way he felt towards Juliet. Romeo’s love for
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In a way, he is using her as a rebound so his heart will not as ?emotionally damaged as it was when Rosaline broke his heart. Romeo needed love and company to keep himself sane. “Romeo groaned for the beautiful Rosaline and said he would die for her, but compared with tender Juliet, Rosaline doesnʻt seem beautiful now” (Act 2.Prologue.2). In the Shakespearean version, it says, “Now Romeo is beloved and loves again, alike bewitched by the charm of looks.” This is stating that Rosaline doesn’t seem “beautiful” anymore, after encountering Juliet. In the Shakespeare version, it says “bewitched by the charm of looks,” saying that Romeo only fell for Juliet’s looks. They wanted to get married just so they could sleep together. Romeo only lusted for Juliet. “Now someone loves Romeo, and he’s in love again; both of them falling for each others’ good looks.” (Act 2.Prologue.5). Even the chorus states that Romeo had loved Rosaline for so long, and his love for Juliet does not at all come close to his love for Rosaline. He married Juliet within a week of meeting her. That is clearly not true love. He fell in love with Juliet at the masquerade ball. I don’t think that it is possible for anyone who is truly in love with someone to fall into a deeper love with another person they met a few hours ago. To me, that is not even close to
In a way, he is using her as a rebound so his heart will not as ?emotionally damaged as it was when Rosaline broke his heart. Romeo needed love and company to keep himself sane. “Romeo groaned for the beautiful Rosaline and said he would die for her, but compared with tender Juliet, Rosaline doesnʻt seem beautiful now” (Act 2.Prologue.2). In the Shakespearean version, it says, “Now Romeo is beloved and loves again, alike bewitched by the charm of looks.” This is stating that Rosaline doesn’t seem “beautiful” anymore, after encountering Juliet. In the Shakespeare version, it says “bewitched by the charm of looks,” saying that Romeo only fell for Juliet’s looks. They wanted to get married just so they could sleep together. Romeo only lusted for Juliet. “Now someone loves Romeo, and he’s in love again; both of them falling for each others’ good looks.” (Act 2.Prologue.5). Even the chorus states that Romeo had loved Rosaline for so long, and his love for Juliet does not at all come close to his love for Rosaline. He married Juliet within a week of meeting her. That is clearly not true love. He fell in love with Juliet at the masquerade ball. I don’t think that it is possible for anyone who is truly in love with someone to fall into a deeper love with another person they met a few hours ago. To me, that is not even close to