... angle. For example, the first reference to love, in the play, is shown through two serving-men of the Capulet house, Sampson and Gregory. Throughout this early part of Act I Scene I, the two servants" coarse humour in conversation, and their vulgar and crude opinions on what they see as love, bring an instant impression at the start of the play. Both men have a very ... narrow-minded view of love, involving very little emotion, and only a view of both physical and sexual attraction. This is shown by Sampson's opinion of ... or failure of the triumph of love. The theme of love in Shakes...

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