1. Romeo and Juliet Love or Lust
... definition, enamored, and that Juliet and her love for Romeo are best described by the baser classification. Defense for this thesis occurs on several levels. One of the less obvious but most profound supporting findings comes from the use of the word love. Many as shockingly sexual as she awaits Romeo on their wedding night, have viewed Juliet's speech in Act III, Scene II. She speaks of ... her own "unmanned blood- and her unpossessed mansion. Her every mentioning of love seems to be a synonym for sex ... agrees with night;- she is unseeing until her love has "grown bold;- and the ni...
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- Grade Level: High School