Love has existed in many forms throughout time. There is no

better example of this then in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In this

tale when love is most apparent, the most crucial events occur to develop

‘tragedy’. The evident forms of love are Familial love, Fraternal love and

Shakespeare portrays the love of Romeo and Juliet as 2 halves

which when joined make there love for one anther complete. The

fulfilment of Romeo and Juliet’s Love is hindered by external influences,

the most obvious of which being the ‘ancient grudge’ between the Capulet

and the Montague’s. The feud is one of many conditions and incidents, which

together can be considered influence counter acting on the relationship between

The sexual punning begins in the opening scene and is continued throughout

the play. The love of Romeo and Juliet although idealized, is rooted in passionate

sexuality. The Victorian idea of pure non-sexual love has not yet evolved. Both

Samspon and Gregory create a sense of Bravado and refer to ‘maidenheads’ similar to

Romeo’s love for Rosaline as he holds a sexual love for her, wh

The Queen Mab speech indicates that love is magic. Through Mercutio’s

This is in sharp divergence with the love Romeo shows for Juliet ‘Juliet is the sun’

Lady Capulet believes that marriage is to ‘share all that he cloth possens’ it is not

Shuts up his window, locks fair daylight out,

Capulet’s feast the language and form of the dialogue shared by Romeo and Juliet s

you, take me with you wife...Doth she not give me thanks? is she not proud? So

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