II. Comparison and Contrast: These two literary pieces are one of the saddest love stories in literature. In most romances, their love bloomed slowly and their love was truly above all and became the purpose of their lives, loving each other till their last breath. These two literary pieces are one of the best stories that I’d ever read, and it was so wonderful and breathtaking, reading this gave me a thrill of suspense, while thinking how to compare and contrast between the two literary pieces, the common is that both are all about love and tragedy. Romeo and Juliet is forbidden to fall in love because of their family having an ongoing feud, and had a love at first sight, they are expressing their love secretly and privately for their family
Shakespeare uses both romantic and identity crushes to show that parents should take teenage crushes seriously by providing examples of stories and lessons he put together into his plays. For example, One of his many famous plays he has created that is a great example of both romantic and identity crushes is Romeo and Juliet. A romantic crushes is formed by finding someone whom they find powerfully attractive; moreover, someone who they feel excited to be around, and with whom they want to spend a lot of time. Parents most often know not to take these romantic crushes serious because they know sooner or later their children will outgrow these crushes and move onto the next crush: “Most romantic crushes don’t last very long because once the
Have you ever been in love? In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare the two families, the Montagues and Capulets, have been in a feud for generations. Romeo, a Montague, at first glance falls in love with Juliet, a Capulet. These two star-crossed lovers fall in love, marry, and die all within a very short period of time. It is because of their death that the two families finally end their feud and agree to live together, harmoniously.
Some might say Romeo & Juliet is the greatest tragedy while others believe it’s the greatest love story, but the author William Shakespeare saw it as so much more. Shakespeare’s work conveys his connotation with love as positive because throughout the story the two lovers worry about the other more than themselves, they would rather be damned to eternal hell than walk the earth without the other, and they show deep grief when the other of the two is thought to be gone. Romeo & Juliet are two headstrong teenagers but they also care deeply about one another as they worry about the other much more than their own well-being. The feelings they have for one another is obvious as they rush into their relationship, but they show pure feelings as
Overall the reasoning behind the text is to portray how people are worried for Romeo’s love choices, therefore many people are trying their hardest to get this lovesick teen back to reality, as in portrayed in this specific text. In the text Friar who is trying his best to give advice to Romeo states “Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear, So soon forsaken?” He states how he had given up so quickly on Rosaline, and now he is ready for a new love, it can be determined that Friar was just questioning if the boy can even comprehend love.
Ellen Kuck Mr. Myers English 1W May 22, 2023 Love and Loss and Growth “Whether it’s guilt, love, or loss. Change is never easy. We fight to hold on and we fight to let go.” (Reyes).
The mysterious and complex nature of love that had been written down and well documented goes far beyond the interpretation of mankind. Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” & Bacon’s “ Of Love” dig deeper into implications one inadvertently receives as a consequence of love. Romeo & Juliet are perfect examples of Bacon’s ideology on love due to them being ignorant of others opinions & making unwise decisions as a result of their love. Bacon's principles of love making people unwise apply to Romeo & Juliet’s recalcitrant love.
Love can be considered a beautiful life long journey to many, but love can also have fatal consequences. One may fall in love so deeply that they cannot even fathom life without that person in it as did Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. According to Joshua Cabucos, “Love has an impulsive tendency to override rational thinking which often has negative consequences. Breathtakingly beautiful, captivating, stunning and innocent are words to describe Juliet Capulet.
The play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, is about young love between two teenagers, Romeo and Juliet. Their families, the Capulets and the Montagues, have a strong feud against one another. The families would have street fights occasionally and argue about whose master is better because this is basically a circle of revenge. This relationship between the families makes seeing and loving each other difficult. Romeo and Juliet’s love between them is artificial due to the fact that Romeo is desperate and caught up in love.
Romantic love is a deep thing to comprehend. Romeo and Juliet's love is romantic but deadly thing to have. This play demonstrates how much one person can change a life. According to Shakespeare, we don't fully grasp the concept of love. In Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet, two star crossed lovers fall for each other.
From the moment he sees her at the Capulet party, Romeo immediately falls in love with Juliet. They both fall head over heels for each other as the night progresses. During their time together, they completely put all things aside and forget everything about the world except for their love for one another. Most people seem to think this way about the romance between Romeo and Juliet, but in reality, they aren’t actually truly in love. Romeo and Juliet are not in love with each other because just a day before they met, he felt heartbroken because of a girl named Rosaline who didn 't love him, he pressures Juliet to profess her love to him, and after just barely meeting, they both agree to get married.
Philosophy -It is the social philosophy and ethics that attempts to explain and study the nature of love. Many theories attempt to explain love, it is difficult to explain love when the person who had not experienced himself or herself being loved by someone. The philosophical treatment of love is a variety of sub-disciplines often statements or arguements concerning love, it is the nature and role in human life. The task of philosophy of love is to present the desire, passion and ethics of human in terms of love. This implies that love has its nature, a proposition that some thinks that love is conceptually irrational, in the sense of it cannot be described in rational or meaningful propositions.
Types of Love in Romeo and Juliet In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare uses real life scenarios to convey a deep and heartwarming literary work. Romeo and Juliet showcase different types of love throughout the play in unique characters. First, Shakespeare creates the love and bond of friendship between Romeo, Benvolio and Mercutio. Secondly, to show parental love he uses characters such as, Friar Laurence, Capulet, Lady Capulet, and Nurse.
RQ: How has the portrayal of love in literary works changed over time? Nicholas Sparks’s “The Notebook” vs. William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” Introduction: For a long time, “The Song of Songs” (The Song of Salomon) from the Bible was considered the oldest poem ever written. However, a relatively recent excavation of Nineveh, an ancient Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia, or modern-day Mosul in Iraq in 1846 AD uncovered a truly astonishing piece of literary work.
The play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, is viewed as a tragedy which it was intended to be exactly that but also a love story. With this said, this play is a tragedy but definitely not a love story. Romeo and Juliet simply did not love one another for they had only known each other for less than a week, it is impossible for love to form in this short of time. Though, in this play Romeo and Juliet would swear up and down that their love for one another was so pure and true, that they were the ones for each other. There was no love in this relationship, but rather idiocy and lust and maybe even the want for love, but no actual love.
