The Theme of love in Romeo and Juliet

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    great influence on other dramatic works, on people, and it is still influencing us today. Romeo and Juliet, one of Shakespeare’s…

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    Romeo and Juliet is a classic love tragedy that was written by William Shakespeare. In this play, two teenagers fall in love but they are from opposing families; the teenagers elope so that they can be married but not tell their parents. The teenagers end up ending their lives to be with each other. The play helps reveal the theme of love always outshines hate because Romeo and Juliet accept each other, kill themselves to be with each other, their deaths end a family feud, and Juliet wants to…

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    story has a theme. It may not be very prevalent, but it is still there. Themes help characters and the reader learn lessons in clever ways. Most themes can be applied to any time period and to any person. Take the famous story “The Tortoise and the Hare”. The theme of this short story is slow and steady wins the race. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has many themes scattered throughout the play in very interesting ways. The most prominent universal theme in Romeo and Juliet are…

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    “For never was a story of more woe/ Than this of Juliet and her Romeo” (Shakespeare. V. iii. 334-335 ). In this wonderfully, crafted play, William Shakespeare develops a true, tragic love story. In Romeo and Juliet, many themes appear throughout the whole story. They develop through the words of the characters. Many of these themes are important and still exist today. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet provides many outstanding themes, which changed over time; they still continue to be present in…

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    ” Shakespeare used many common themes in his writings. The reason behind using these themes is unknown, but some reasoning may be based on what he himself believed, and common beliefs during the Elizabethan Era, the time Shakespeare lived. The three themes Fate versus Free Will, Passion, and Love versus Hate play an important role in Shakespearean plays, more specifically in Romeo and Juliet. The theme of Fate in Romeo and Juliet is widely discussed. Romeo and Juliet believed that they were not…

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    The Theme Of Romeo and Juliet Love and hate are both strong passions controlled by different motives but can lead to similar side effects. It is love that sends Romeo into the courtyard of his enemy to see Juliet just before the oncoming dawn, it is the powerful loathing of the Montagues that controls Tybalt in his murderous rage. Both feelings are completely opposite, and can be completely blinding, and completely consuming. These emotions, and some in between, course through the characters of…

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    the most prominent themes in Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet’s marriage, Lord Capulet’s “reward” for Juliet, and Balthasar’s and Romeo’s response to Juliet’s “death” are some of the most prominent scenes that back up the theme. Romeo and Juliet love each other so much and so quickly, that Friar Lawrence is reluctant to marry the two together, stating the theme, “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast. “Lord Capulet’s decision to speed up the wedding process leads to Juliet consulting the…

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    surface, Romeo and Juliet may seem like two love blinded immature teens, but when delving deeper into their dialogue and exchanges many things become clear. Romeo sneaking onto Capulet property and professing his love to Juliet includes other things besides extensive compliments. Through their exchanges, readers can discover a recurring theme of a variety of motifs. Shakespeare uses these motifs which include love and hate, light and dark, and youth and age to develop a central idea of love and…

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    Mariyah Adler Period:7 Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet makes two people who aren’t supposed to be together fall in love with each other. When first reading the book we think that the forbidden loves is between Romeo and Rosaline. Instead, Romeo can’t love Juliet because the Montagues won’t have it. Coincidentally, the Capulets refuse to let Juliet love Romeo. Although with the seriousness of Romeo with Rosaline is very low, we question the seriousness of his other relationships.…

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    that true love causes. Love can make normal people do crazy things. In addition, anyone can experience true love. Old and young people all over experience true love. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet get married too soon and have issues being with each other. They do not tell their parents and Juliet comes up with a crazy plan that does not work. The two lovers end up killing themselves in the end do to the failing plan. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, a couple of themes…

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