Unrequited In Romeo And Juliet

The overwhelming majority of the emotions portrayed in Romeo and Juliet is love. Whether it be unrequited love or romantic love, both of these are major roles in the way the play is interpreted by its readers. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare there are two majorly important types of love; romantic and unrequited which show how people can react differently to the same actions.
Romeo and Juliet is most well-known for the major type of love which is written into this story. Everybody knows Romeo and Juliet are in love, romantically, but can’t be together and this drives them closer. “If I profane with my unworthiest hand/This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this/ my lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand/ To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” (1:v:92-5)Romeo begins professing his love for Juliet with this first monologue. “With love's light wings did I o'er-perch these walls;/ For stony limits cannot hold love out,/ and what love can do that dares love attempt;/ therefore thy kinsmen are no let to me.” (2:ii:66-9) Romeo is sharing his innermost thoughts about Juliet, know he cannot hear him at this moment.“O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?

We see Romeo’s love for Rosaline has some similarities to his love with Romeo’s love with Juliet with the way he talks about it with his friends. Also, with Paris’ love for Juliet, we can see similarities with the way Romeo treats Juliet. Both of the men, who are in love with Juliet seem to act in the same manner, as they both try to keep her at the top of their priority lists. “Not having that which makes them short.”(1:i:155-75) It seems when unrequited and romantic love are shown, one character is always more in love with the other character, and the love seems to be more one-sided. Romeo seems to be having a hard time coping with the fact he has no one, before he met Juliet, but he is in love at this