In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the “star crossed lovers” mistake their lust and infatuation for love, causing catastrophe. Romeo’s infatuation with Juliet, Juliet’s lust for Romeo, and the catastrophe caused by their poor choices all play a part in the tragic story. Their mistaken love, causing both parties to make questionable choices throughout the novel, which causes them to end with their treacherous fate: “For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo” (V.3.320-321)…
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The tragedy of Romeo & Juliet The question has been thrown around that if Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are really in love or in lust. This is a question many readers ask themselves after reading Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. There are a number of moments in the play that seem to suggest that the main characters might not understand the true nature of love. Romeo and Juliet's relationship show readers their immaturity and superficial infatuation with each other because the two only knew…
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I believe that Romeo and Juliet definitely have a lust relationship. They have a strong attraction for each other based off of how their faces and bodys look. The only reason they say they “love” each other is because they like looking at each other, and doing other things in that nature. To love somebody, you have love what’s inside, but you also need to find their looks attractive too. People who love each other enjoy talking to each other and would sacrifice things for the other person. They genuinely…
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Romeo and Juliet are “in lust”. It is not possible for them to be in love when they met one day and claimed that they were “in love”. I honestly do not believe in love at first sight. I do not think it is possible; you can not just look at someone and think you are in love. You have to actually know the person to be in love with them. Romeo and Juliet’s claimed love is not real. They know nothing about each other except what family they are a part of, their kissing abilities, and what each one looks…
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example, in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the author reveals different aspects of human nature and what it can lead to. In Shakespeare's play, a pair of star crossed lovers commit suicide after falling “in love,” after discovering they are from each other’s rival families. This tragic love story takes place in Verona, where a family feud between the Montagues and Capulets begins new violence, this new violence and feud finally ends after the children’s death. In Shakespeare’s play, it demonstrates…
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The story of Romeo and Juliet is widely known for the lover’s tragic ending. Some argue that they are actually in lust, not love. Their are key moments in this play that show that Romeo and Juliet’s love is not love, but it is lust. In Shakespeare’s version of the play, they are less in love, but in lust because they rush and are impatient, refuse the advice of older and wiser characters, and Romeo is simply trying to find someone to replace Rosaline. Romeo and Juliet rush into their love extremely…
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Conclusion-end Fate-destiny Choices-decisions Romeo and Juliet’s choices play a more important role in their death at the end of the play rather than fate. Prompt 2. Did true love or immaturity play the more significant role in the events of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? Use examples from the text to support your responses. Definition of key words: Immaturity-lack of adult properties Significant-important Event-something of significance happens Immaturity and lust play the more significant…
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Topic: Ideas developed by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet about the idea that lust is often mistaken for love. INTRO Present in everyday life is the wide-ranging concept of love. Each person identifies love in a different way as no experience of love is the exact equivalent to another. For some, love may materialize within days whereas others take numerous years. Despite this, there are innumerable scenarios when one may exhibit feelings of infatuation. But- they may be led to believe it is something…
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Superior Character in Romeo and Juliet The play of Romeo and Juliet is different from William Shakespeare’s other tragedies in that there is not a clear distinction of individual heroes. The two protagonists are more passive than active; both are naïve and lacking understanding. The hero is often thought to be the romantic, yet often hysterical, Romeo. But Romeo’s immoral background, emotional outbursts, mishap murders, and foolish actions make him a poor candidate for a hero. Juliet proves to be more…
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6 people dying. Well, in the book, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. That exact thing happens, two teenagers whose families could not hate each other anymore, but drawn together by lust and fate. There deaths uniting the families together. Some have to be pardoned, but some also have to be punished. Who will it be? In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Nurse and Benvolio should be pardoned and Fr. Lawrence should be punished. In the book, Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence should be punished…
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