The intangible love, by far the most powerful human emotion. And the only way someone with the greatest power on Earth can be truly harmed is by taking that power away from them. As seen in countless examples throughout this collection, those that lose love often end up destroyed by tragedy. Beasts materialize from the shadows where love once shined and pounce on the bereft. Bitterness, regret, furiosity, pain, and rage tear one’s mind apart. Those that lose the love of their life make radical decisions out of desperation and anguish.
By far the most iconic and thorough tragedy discussed, Romeo and Juliet contains numerous love-related acts of violence and ends on a tragic note. Despite having only known each other for a few days, Romeo and Juliet loved each other strongly and truly, but as soon as they were thrust apart, they would have done anything to be together again. Romeo and Juliet both were willing to kill themselves to be together, as they did in the end, and would have sooner if not for the hope of being reunited again in life. These acts of desperation driven not by something bad, but by a lack of something good. …show more content…
Lady Capulet’s thoughts and opinions go unheard throughout the original play, but during this story, we hear the account of how she loved Romeo’s father, Lord Montague, but pushed him away and married a man she never loved. Through her description of him, “scrawny legs and a bulging stomach,” the reader can infer that she is unsatisfied with her marriage to Lord Capulet. The only reason she did marry him was to gain power and satisfy her family: “I am the highest-ranking woman in Verona.” However, she does not truly receive this power, as she says “none consult me”, and has regretted her decision ever since. “That night long ago when I knew nothing. I thought my worth was in my worth to my
By far the most iconic and thorough tragedy discussed, Romeo and Juliet contains numerous love-related acts of violence and ends on a tragic note. Despite having only known each other for a few days, Romeo and Juliet loved each other strongly and truly, but as soon as they were thrust apart, they would have done anything to be together again. Romeo and Juliet both were willing to kill themselves to be together, as they did in the end, and would have sooner if not for the hope of being reunited again in life. These acts of desperation driven not by something bad, but by a lack of something good. …show more content…
Lady Capulet’s thoughts and opinions go unheard throughout the original play, but during this story, we hear the account of how she loved Romeo’s father, Lord Montague, but pushed him away and married a man she never loved. Through her description of him, “scrawny legs and a bulging stomach,” the reader can infer that she is unsatisfied with her marriage to Lord Capulet. The only reason she did marry him was to gain power and satisfy her family: “I am the highest-ranking woman in Verona.” However, she does not truly receive this power, as she says “none consult me”, and has regretted her decision ever since. “That night long ago when I knew nothing. I thought my worth was in my worth to my