Different Types Of Lovers In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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There are many ways people love others. Some examples are Eros, who are hopeless romantics and fall in love at first sight. Then there are Ludus who don’t think love is the most important thing in the world. There are many other types in-between, such as mania, storge, and pagma. Romeo and Juliet are both Eros lovers for many reasons, such as when they meet and the undying love they find within each other in such a little time. There are many other reasons as to why they are the kind of lovers they are.
“ O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!…Beauty too rich for use, for earth to dear!…did my heart love till now? Forswear I, sight! for I ne’er saw true beauty till this night”(act 1 scene 5 Shakespeare). In this amiable monologue, performed by Romeo, he states how seeing this girl has made him fall in love with her astonishing beauty without even knowing her. Also once he has met
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Them art thyself, though not a Montague. What’s a Montague?…What’s in a name?…Were he not Romeo called, retain that dear perfection which he owes without that title…which is no part of thee…” (act 2 scene 2 Shakespeare). This scene takes place right after Romeo and Juliet’s meeting. In this scene Juliet states that Romeo’s has nothing to do with the fact that he’s still Romeo. His name doesn’t change his personality. At the end of the scene both Romeo and Juliet decide to be married the next morning because of their new found imperishable love. Juliet as well as Romeo had a blessed childhood with wealthy parents. This is why Juliet is a Eros because she loves him from the first sight even though she has anxiety about the whole relationship. There are many ways to love people. Both Romeo and Juliet are Eros lovers because they fell in love at first sight and instantly knew that their love was unconditional. They were both brought up in wealthy homes with some loving people. They had it all right there, and yet it was doomed from the

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