Did Romeo And Juliet Have A Sacrifice For Love

Who would've thought Richard and Mildred Loving would experience trouble while they were married. In 1958, Sheriff R Garnet Brooks asked Richard Loving why he was in bed with a woman who was African American, known as Mildred Jeter, at the time it was illegal to have an interracial marriage. The story of Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving is similar to Romeo and Juliet because the relationship was opposed by officials which lead to making sacrifices. Like Romeo and Juliet, Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving experienced tragic consequences for being together and having love for each other which suggests that love requires sacrifice. It all began around 2 am on July 11, 1958. Mildred and Richard Loving were in bed when suddenly Sherriff R. Garret Brooks flashed his light on the bed of the Lovings and noticed that they were together. He asked out loud, “What are you doing in bed with this woman?”, the couple had been married for five weeks. To the Sheriff Mildred Jeter responded, “I’m his wife”. The Sheriff then stopped his questions

Mildred and Richard Loving had to sacrifice living comfortably in their home in Virginia because if not they would get put in prison for going against the law and marrying someone of another race. Romeo and Juliet had to sacrifice their own lives because they felt that their parents would not approve of their marriage.“O, if I wake, shall I not be distraught, / Environed with all these hideous fears? / And madly play with my forefathers joints? / Romeo, I come! this do I drink to thee.”( Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet 4.3.58–60). In order to be with her lover, Juliet took a sleeping potion that could have killed her but she drank it out of love. Romeo and Juliet both could not share with the public that they were married just like Mildred and Richard Loving. Both marriages led to sacrifices and