True Love In Shakespeare In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, in the year 1564. He moved to London in 1582, and back then plays were not liked or thought as good. Most of the people considered them bad or even unhealthy. After some time, he became to be popular as an entertainer. His play Romeo And Juliet was one of his most successful plays ever. This play is about two families in a feud. The son of the first family The Montagues whose name is Romeo Finds true love for a woman named Juliet, But there is one problem. Juliet is in the second family The Capulets. …show more content…
In the play, I quote "Two of the fairest stars in all of heaven some business, do entreat her eyes to twinkle in their spheres till they return." This is talking about Juliet's eyes taking the place of two of the most beautiful stars in heaven needing to go somewhere else and so Juliet's eyes have to take their place. This states that Romeo loves the way that Juliet's eyes sparkle. Another quote from the play is "It is the east and Juliet is the sun! Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief." What this is trying to say is Juliet shines like the sun and if you see her in the night, you will think it is day time because she is shining so …show more content…
"Juliet -- My ears have yet not drunk a hundred words Of thy tongue's uttering, yet I know the sound. Art thou not Romeo, and a Montague? Romeo -- Neither, fair saint, if either thee dislike." What this is trying to say is Romeo will give up his name, his family name, and all personal relationships around him just to be with Juliet. This means that Juliet means so much to him, that he would give up everything, because back then your family was all you had. Another quote from this play that I think is trying to display how deeply the characters love each other is " Juliet -- How cam'st thou hither, tell me, and wherefore? The orchard walls are high and hard to climb, and the place death, considering who thou art, if any of my kinsmen find thee here. Romeo -- With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls, for stony limits cannot hold love out, and what love can do, that dares love attempt: Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me. Juliet -- If they do see thee, they will murder thee.” What this is trying to say is Romeo climbed the high stone walls with his wings of love for Juliet, and is in a place that if any of her kin find him there, they would kill him on sight. And then Romeo replies saying that he is not afraid of anyone, because true love stands between him and everything but Juliet. This is an example of

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