Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous of William Shakespeare’s tragedies, and many believe this the most classic love story to exist. A classic love story is about two lovers overcoming a challenge, and then living a happy life. However, Romeo and Juliet is actually a very different type of love story. Romeo and Juliet is about how Romeo discovers love in a world full of lust, and how love can develop from lust. Lust is an attraction to someone based solely on their physical form, and is a sexual attraction. Love, however, is about a commitment to another person. It means that you will care for the person and protect the person no matter what. With love, you understand the other person, and therefore you trust them. At the end of
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He mistakenly believes that his emotion is love, but it is simply lust. At one point he sadly says that, “She will not stay the siege of living terms, nor bide th’encounter of assailing eyes, nor old her lap to saint-seducing gold,” (Romeo and Juliet, I,i,202-205). This is not love, because all Romeo wants is sex and does not care about any other aspect of Rosaline. He also goes and complains to Benvolio about how she will not have sex with him, saying, “Out of her favour where I am in love” (Romeo and Juliet, I,i,169) showing again that all he cares about sex and that he doesn't actually care about Rosaline’s personality, showing that he misunderstands what love is. Benvolio suggests to go to a party, to show Romeo that other pretty girls exist. As soon as Romeo sees Juliet at the party, he changes his lust to her, and all he talks is about her body, exclaiming, “For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (Romeo and Juliet, I,iiiii,52) and then grabs her hand, and tries to kiss her. This shows that Romeo does not love Juliet, because all he cares about is her beauty and having sex with her. So throughout Act 1, Romeo has shown that he misunderstands love by confusing it with …show more content…
This is love, because it shows that Romeo cares about Juliet. Since Romeo is a young man, if he is widowed, he can easily remarry. In fact, since many do not know of his marriage, he is a very eligible bachelor. He has money, a prestigious family, and is well liked. When he kills himself, it is because he feels committed to Juliet. Romeo believed that by killing himself, he does it to protect Juliet, showing that he cares for her, and that he is protecting her. He believes that that the figure Death will steal her, and so he kills himself to protect her from Death. He wants to care for her and be with her soul throughout her transition to the land of the dead. He demonstrates his love by caring for her and protecting her. So, when Juliet “dies”, Romeo finally is capable what love
He mistakenly believes that his emotion is love, but it is simply lust. At one point he sadly says that, “She will not stay the siege of living terms, nor bide th’encounter of assailing eyes, nor old her lap to saint-seducing gold,” (Romeo and Juliet, I,i,202-205). This is not love, because all Romeo wants is sex and does not care about any other aspect of Rosaline. He also goes and complains to Benvolio about how she will not have sex with him, saying, “Out of her favour where I am in love” (Romeo and Juliet, I,i,169) showing again that all he cares about sex and that he doesn't actually care about Rosaline’s personality, showing that he misunderstands what love is. Benvolio suggests to go to a party, to show Romeo that other pretty girls exist. As soon as Romeo sees Juliet at the party, he changes his lust to her, and all he talks is about her body, exclaiming, “For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (Romeo and Juliet, I,iiiii,52) and then grabs her hand, and tries to kiss her. This shows that Romeo does not love Juliet, because all he cares about is her beauty and having sex with her. So throughout Act 1, Romeo has shown that he misunderstands love by confusing it with …show more content…
This is love, because it shows that Romeo cares about Juliet. Since Romeo is a young man, if he is widowed, he can easily remarry. In fact, since many do not know of his marriage, he is a very eligible bachelor. He has money, a prestigious family, and is well liked. When he kills himself, it is because he feels committed to Juliet. Romeo believed that by killing himself, he does it to protect Juliet, showing that he cares for her, and that he is protecting her. He believes that that the figure Death will steal her, and so he kills himself to protect her from Death. He wants to care for her and be with her soul throughout her transition to the land of the dead. He demonstrates his love by caring for her and protecting her. So, when Juliet “dies”, Romeo finally is capable what love