Romeo And Juliet Diane Ackerman Analysis

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Anyone can love but not everyone can handle love. Both William Shakespeare’s tragic drama Romeo and Juliet and Diane Ackerman’s essay “Love’s Vocabulary” share how people are affected by love. Shakespeare's play talks about Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, the teenagers from feuding families who fall in love which brings problems. Similarly, Diane Ackerman’s essay shows the effect of love on a person’s life. Ackerman’s ideas of love are relatable to the characters from Romeo and Juliet and they are that love has “driven strong women mad [Men]” (Ackerman 164), love “commands a vast army of moods” (Ackerman 163) and shows “a passion for which they would fight or die” (Ackerman 166). Love is a very strong emotion that has “driven strong women (men) mad” (Ackerman 164). This emotion has driven them crazy or made them behave weirdly. Benvolio who is trying to find why Romeo is upset does not know that Romeo is upset because of Rosaline, his love. As Romeo was talking to Benvolio he suddenly states, …show more content…
Two servants of the Capulet family are talking to each other and are ready to fight. Sampson says, “ Draw if you be men. Gregory, remember thy washing blow”(1.1.57-58). Sampson and Abraham show hatred for each other and loyalty towards their masters. This results in a warning from the prince that if they fight again, everyone will get killed. In addition, Juliet’s death makes Romeo crazy and Paris argues with Romeo. Angry Romeo says, “Put not another sin upon my head”(5.3 62). Paris tries to stop Romeo from spending time with his dead wife and this makes Romeo very angry. As a result, angry Romeo kills Paris. Moreover, before Paris’ death, he meets Romeo at Juliet’s tomb and angry Romeo removes a sword. Romeo says, “Wilt thou provoke me? Then have at thee, boy!”(5.3.70). Romeo is annoyed by Paris’s actions. This frustrates Romeo so much that he fights and ends up adding one more sin to his
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