Unfortunately, sometimes love can not escape societal pressures. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the main characters are members of feuding families. In the end, their love for one another can not survive the strain that the feud puts on the couple. Love can be life altering, especially in high tension situations. Shakespeare uses both character development and plot conflicts to show how love drives the attitudes and behavior of his characters.
As the plot develops, Shakespeare reveals the personalities of the main characters and shows them changing in response to feelings of love. For example, in the beginning of the play, Juliet obeys her parents. Paris is pursuing Juliet, and Lady Capulet asks Juliet how she will respond. Juliet …show more content…
Hundreds of years later, love still drives people to take risks, even to the point of self-destruction. This motivating power of love is reflected in our current life experiences and popular culture. In the well-known movie The Princess Bride, Westley and Buttercup have “true love.” When Westley is reported to have been captured and killed by The Dread Pirate Roberts she becomes depressed and fears she will never love again. But Westley’s true love for Buttercup motivates him to survive and five years later, they are reunited. They are then captured by Prince Humperdinck, and to save Westley’s life, Buttercup offers to marry Humperdinck. The movie shows the power of true love to change behavior. Love first drives Westley to survive against impossible odds, and then motivates Buttercup to sacrifice her own happiness to save his life. As another example, Buttercup is convinced that Westley will return to save her before her wedding to Humperdinck. As the wedding nears and she loses hope of a rescue, she decides to kill herself after the wedding ceremony. Buttercup was willing to take life-altering and even life-ending actions in pursuit of love. Fortunately, Westley and his allies arrive in time and they escape from Humperdinck. Buttercup’s willingness to end her life rather than continue without Westley is a further example of the force of love in human behavior. Both Westley and Buttercup risk everything in pursuing their love, confirming that love is
As the plot develops, Shakespeare reveals the personalities of the main characters and shows them changing in response to feelings of love. For example, in the beginning of the play, Juliet obeys her parents. Paris is pursuing Juliet, and Lady Capulet asks Juliet how she will respond. Juliet …show more content…
Hundreds of years later, love still drives people to take risks, even to the point of self-destruction. This motivating power of love is reflected in our current life experiences and popular culture. In the well-known movie The Princess Bride, Westley and Buttercup have “true love.” When Westley is reported to have been captured and killed by The Dread Pirate Roberts she becomes depressed and fears she will never love again. But Westley’s true love for Buttercup motivates him to survive and five years later, they are reunited. They are then captured by Prince Humperdinck, and to save Westley’s life, Buttercup offers to marry Humperdinck. The movie shows the power of true love to change behavior. Love first drives Westley to survive against impossible odds, and then motivates Buttercup to sacrifice her own happiness to save his life. As another example, Buttercup is convinced that Westley will return to save her before her wedding to Humperdinck. As the wedding nears and she loses hope of a rescue, she decides to kill herself after the wedding ceremony. Buttercup was willing to take life-altering and even life-ending actions in pursuit of love. Fortunately, Westley and his allies arrive in time and they escape from Humperdinck. Buttercup’s willingness to end her life rather than continue without Westley is a further example of the force of love in human behavior. Both Westley and Buttercup risk everything in pursuing their love, confirming that love is