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Romeo And Juliet Lost Love Theme

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Lost love is a universal theme expressed in Romeo and Juliet, "`If You Were Mine If You Were Mine" and Sense and Sensibility. These books are written as historical fiction to show what life in a certain time was, but even more important to show was love for a certain period was. Perhaps a background to the topic as so better to understand what lost love looks like in famous works of British literature. The infamous Romeo and Juliet: written deep into the 1600 century to the light dawn of the 17th.9 A young 16-year-old man, Romeo and a young 13-year-old girl, Juliet. Romeo is ready to settle down and is looking for love; Juliet, young and naive knows nothing of love until she meets Romeo. The Families of both are well acquainted but not in a polite way, for the two families are at war with each other. This however did not hold back the two young lovers, they secretly got married. But this leads to hardship, one tragic event after another. Romeo and Juliet must fight for what they love, though proven throughout history not to be a true event. The heart-pounding story has …show more content…

“To die for love? How can you say so? What could be more glorious?” (Austin) Marianne from Sense and Sensibility upon the modesty of her sister’s actions words love. But it is not long until she learns what to be burned by passion really is. “Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow” (Editors) Romeo and Juliet, who loved but did not heed their elder’s warnings and paid the highest price for it. “For Summer is the season when, if you but know the way, A maid that is kissed will kiss again,” (PoemHunter) Alfred Austin’s “If You Were Mine If You Were Mine”, shows that driving passion of love cannot even be separated by death.” Love lost is a topic covered by many British authors, weather by death, fights, or money, it is still heart wrenching, and life

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