Romeo and Juliet is by far the most famous love story in English stories. Love in the story, is the most dominant theme. William Shakespeare has an interesting view toward philosophy about young love. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's persona about young love consists of the forcefulness of love, love as a cause of violence, and fickle love or as we call it, puppy love. In the timeline of the play, the young couple constantly defy the social aspects of the world. For example, families: "Deny thy fathers and refuse thy name," Juliet says, "Or if thou wilt not, be sworn my love, / And I'll no longer be a Capulet" (2.2.36-40). Juliet wants to choose to Romeo over her family, as she is entitled Capulet and Romeo a Montague. This shows
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Love can be blinding and overwhelming as powerfully as hate can. The link between Romeo and Juliet seem to be heading toward death. When Romeo crashes the party, Tybalt wants to kill him badly just as Romeo sees Juliet and falls in love. From there, love pushes the young couple towards love and violence, not away. Both have thoughts of suicide and the willingness to try it out. Romeo gets a knife from Friar Lawrence and threatens to kill himself. Juliet also takes a knife to do so in front of Friar Lawrence. After father Capulet decides for Juliet to marry Paris, Juliet says, "If all else fail, myself have power to die" (3.5.253). Showing that this quote compares how similar Romeo and Juliet think of death at the same day and only some time apart. Both of them, Romeo and Juliet, imagines that each other are dead. Juliet says, "Methinks I see thee, now thou art below, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb" (3.5.56-57). The theme continues until the tragic of both of themselves committing suicide. However, death conserves their profound love that no one can now take away. The time comes for everyone to gaze upon Romeo and Juliet's bodies. The Prince exclaims, "For never was a story more wore than this of Juliet and her Romeo" (5.3.20-21). This quote shows the Prince explaining that if it had not been for the family feud, Romeo and Juliet, could've lived and loved without being so secret and they could've lived forever as a happy
Love can be blinding and overwhelming as powerfully as hate can. The link between Romeo and Juliet seem to be heading toward death. When Romeo crashes the party, Tybalt wants to kill him badly just as Romeo sees Juliet and falls in love. From there, love pushes the young couple towards love and violence, not away. Both have thoughts of suicide and the willingness to try it out. Romeo gets a knife from Friar Lawrence and threatens to kill himself. Juliet also takes a knife to do so in front of Friar Lawrence. After father Capulet decides for Juliet to marry Paris, Juliet says, "If all else fail, myself have power to die" (3.5.253). Showing that this quote compares how similar Romeo and Juliet think of death at the same day and only some time apart. Both of them, Romeo and Juliet, imagines that each other are dead. Juliet says, "Methinks I see thee, now thou art below, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb" (3.5.56-57). The theme continues until the tragic of both of themselves committing suicide. However, death conserves their profound love that no one can now take away. The time comes for everyone to gaze upon Romeo and Juliet's bodies. The Prince exclaims, "For never was a story more wore than this of Juliet and her Romeo" (5.3.20-21). This quote shows the Prince explaining that if it had not been for the family feud, Romeo and Juliet, could've lived and loved without being so secret and they could've lived forever as a happy