Romeo and Juliet had a forbidden love, they were two people that desperately wanted to be with one another. The two star crossed lovers did everything for one another, and would die to be with one another. They fought to be together and fought to be allowed to be in love despite the obstacles. Ultimately due to a pretend death lead by Juliette, Romeo met his fate when he killed himself in an effort to be reunited with his love after death. Mr. Gatsby is just like Romeo, he had fallen in love with a girl just like Juliet except, F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, made it so that Daisy was only putting forth a pretend love towards him and yet Romeo still met his tragic fate. There is an array of false love that leads to inner destruction.
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The love between the Buchanans is entirely false on both ends. It was exposed to Nick that Tom has been having an affair when Miss Baker says, “Tom’s got some woman in New York”, at this point there is evidence that is he is willing to secretly see another woman, he doesn't love Daisy (15). If someone is capable of deceiving their partner to go have a love affair, there is no love, especially due to the fact that in this moment when Tom was exposed for cheating he left their plans to go answer the telephone from this mysterious woman. Daisy although she claimed to be “a beautiful little fool”had committed the same loveless act however by sneaking around and secretly having visits with Mr. Gatsby, making him fall desperately in love with her once more (17) . If daisy is willing to be deceptive and secretive and see another man to “love” upon, then she is not in love with Mr.Buchanon, if one is willing to cheat then another does not have their heart, otherwise they would not stray. The affair that Daisy had with Mr. Gatsby lead Tom to be destroyed because in his perfect …show more content…
Daisy Buchanan was the girl of Gatsby’s dreams, he was the final puzzle piece to complete his false identity, however just as the identity was fake, the love was as well. Daisy Buchanan is a manipulative woman. There is no arguing that there may have been love between Daisy and Gatsby in past times before Gatsby went off to war, but Nick foreshadows the downfall of the present relationship when he says, “You can’t repeat the past,” Nick was right, in fact, the two could not repeat the past(110). Daisy Buchanan tried to win the hearts of all men. As previously mentioned she flirted with everyone, including Nick. She was smart and manipulated situations, especially the one in which Tom and Gatsby were in the hotel room together and she exclaimed, “I did love him once--but I loved you too”(132). If Daisy truly loved Gatsby she would commit to the idea that she never loved Tom so that she could make him happy and secure in the mindset that they had a potential future. Claiming that she ever loved Tom seemed as if it was her way to keep both of them in her life so that she could have the best of both worlds rather than just having to commit to one man. Similarly in that same night we see that reckless daisy once again shows her lack of affection when she was reckless, careless, and selfish when it is revealed that Daisy was the driver of the yellow car that killed Myrtle Wilson. Even
The love between the Buchanans is entirely false on both ends. It was exposed to Nick that Tom has been having an affair when Miss Baker says, “Tom’s got some woman in New York”, at this point there is evidence that is he is willing to secretly see another woman, he doesn't love Daisy (15). If someone is capable of deceiving their partner to go have a love affair, there is no love, especially due to the fact that in this moment when Tom was exposed for cheating he left their plans to go answer the telephone from this mysterious woman. Daisy although she claimed to be “a beautiful little fool”had committed the same loveless act however by sneaking around and secretly having visits with Mr. Gatsby, making him fall desperately in love with her once more (17) . If daisy is willing to be deceptive and secretive and see another man to “love” upon, then she is not in love with Mr.Buchanon, if one is willing to cheat then another does not have their heart, otherwise they would not stray. The affair that Daisy had with Mr. Gatsby lead Tom to be destroyed because in his perfect …show more content…
Daisy Buchanan was the girl of Gatsby’s dreams, he was the final puzzle piece to complete his false identity, however just as the identity was fake, the love was as well. Daisy Buchanan is a manipulative woman. There is no arguing that there may have been love between Daisy and Gatsby in past times before Gatsby went off to war, but Nick foreshadows the downfall of the present relationship when he says, “You can’t repeat the past,” Nick was right, in fact, the two could not repeat the past(110). Daisy Buchanan tried to win the hearts of all men. As previously mentioned she flirted with everyone, including Nick. She was smart and manipulated situations, especially the one in which Tom and Gatsby were in the hotel room together and she exclaimed, “I did love him once--but I loved you too”(132). If Daisy truly loved Gatsby she would commit to the idea that she never loved Tom so that she could make him happy and secure in the mindset that they had a potential future. Claiming that she ever loved Tom seemed as if it was her way to keep both of them in her life so that she could have the best of both worlds rather than just having to commit to one man. Similarly in that same night we see that reckless daisy once again shows her lack of affection when she was reckless, careless, and selfish when it is revealed that Daisy was the driver of the yellow car that killed Myrtle Wilson. Even