Four Types Of Love In Romeo And Juliet

In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, love is the most important theme. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is famous for being a love story between two people who were not supposed to love each other. While that might be true, it is a story about much more love than that. There are four types of love. Storge is fondness, the love of family. Philia is the friendship type of love. Eros is “being in love” with someone else. Agape is unconditional “God” love. Romeo and Juliet are an obvious example of Eros love. Romeo describes love as “It is too rough / Too rude, too boist’rous, and it pricks like thorn.” (1.4.25-26). This is a good description of Eros love. It is often linked with pain and longing. It usually starts with passion, then as passion dies, so, it

The loyalty of Mercutio to Romeo may have killed him in the end, but it is certainly commendable. The love between Benvolio and Romeo is inspiring. While Romeo is drowning in his sorrows, he sticks with him. When Romeo is obsessed with his love, Benvolio sticks with him. Another example of Philia love is the relationship between Friar Lawrence and Romeo. Friar Lawrence cares about Romeo, but is not afraid to tell him he is being childish or rash. Friar Lawrence told Romeo that “They stumble that run fast.” (2.4.101.)It is not hard to find Storge love in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. While the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues lessens the affection between their families, it only strengthens the bonds in the family. When Lady Montague learns of her son’s death, she dies of grief. Her love of her son literally kills her. The love of his son is enough to make Lord Montague end a decades old feud. The Capulets are not as close. While Juliet and her nurse are very close, and the nurse defies Lord Capulet to protect Juliet, Lord and Lady Capulet do not have a close relationship with their