... to them, they immediately became attached. In the play, there is no part where the couple talks or asks about each other. They never show interest in each other's personality, hobbies, dreams, plans or problems. They are not in love with each other, but they are in love with the idea of love. Take for instance, how they "fell in love" in about a half-hour after meeting each ... other. The only reason they are attracted to each other is because they act out of self-interest and infatuation. The knowledge that Romeo and Juliet can't be together makes this ... , they could have left it at ...

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... the theme of love as lust, as Romeo is smitten with Juliet's aforementioned dazzling beauty, possibly mistaking his attraction to her physical appearances for real love. This quote also shows the audience that at this point in the novel, just hours after the two have first met, Romeo is already deeply in love, or rather, believes he is, to the point of scaling the Capulet's wall to observe Juliet from her garden ... . Typically, a couple do not fall in love nearly as quickly or as deep as Romeo and Juliet do, reinforcing the idea in the reader's mind that this emotion between the two is ...

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... every layer of society in Verona, from the servants on up to the noblemen. It animates Samson and Gregory as much as it does Tybalt. He constantly persues brawls between the families and further fuels the fire of a age old family feud. Yet Romeo's deep capacity for love is merely a part of his larger capacity for intense feelings of all kinds. Love compels him to sneak into the garden of his enemy ... 's daughter, risking death simply to catch a glimpse of her; anger compels him to kill his wife's cousin in ... a reckless duel to avenge the death of his friend, and despair compels him to...

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... values, loyalties and emotions. In the course of the play, the young lovers are driven to defy their entire social world: families ("Deny thy father and refuse thy name," Juliet asks, "Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, / And I"ll no longer be a Capulet"); friends (Romeo abandons Mercutio and Benvolio after the feast in order to go to Juliet's garden); and ruler (Romeo returns ... to Verona for Juliet's sake after being exiled by the Prince on pain of death). In comparison to Shakespeare's Renaissance play, Cal was written at a very ... different time in a very different style....

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... adds an interesting dimension to Viola by merit of her quick wit and clever thinking. The portrayal of Viola as a bright, self-sufficient, and accomplished female almost makes her a foil to the gullible and flighty Olivia. Scene one begins with Viola/Cesario returning to Olivia's house to continue the Duke Orsino's overtures. In the garden, she meets Feste the Fool. The conversation that follows is heated and reveals a ... Sir Andrew is about to top Viola, Olivia orders everyone to leave except for Viola/Cesario. This reinforces the assumption that Olivia is in love with Cesario. The acti...

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... realistic, dynamic character with several personality traits. Among these personality traits are fickleness, immaturity and impulsiveness. One of Romeo's personality traits is fickleness and he displays this when he falls in and out of love so quickly. For example at the beginning of the play he is madly in love with a girl named Rosaline, but cannot have her for "she hasth sworn that she will live chaste ... that "[his] life shall pay the forfeit of the peace." (Act l; sc. i; l. 95) Added to these personality traits is Romeo's impulsiveness. Throughout the whole play Romeo's character ...

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... and cut him out in little stars and he will make the face of heavens so fine that all the world will be in love with night."" Imagery of heavenly bodies was considered to be a high complement because during that era, they strongly believed in the fate and the sky. The whole play revolves around the idea of love being more powerful than hatred, family and death. However in ... this time period, family traditions are said to be the number one priority especially for the dainty women from respectable families. The head of the house was the father and arranging marriages was a business trans...

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... were beforehand, they would never have talked in the first place, never fallen in love. Juliet says "My only love spring from my only hate." (1, 5, line 137) Shortly after this encounter between the two, Romeo wanders around in Juliet's garden hoping to catch another glimpse of Juliet, as he feels they will never be together because of the feud. Instead of setting his eyes on her once again, he ... overhears her confessing her love for him. Upon listening to this Romeo comes out of hiding and confesses his love for her as well. If it wasn't for the accidental encounters between the two ...

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... he tells her she is the most beautiful thing he has ever seen. Romeo is so happy and so in love he commits himself to seeing her whenever he can and even sneaks into her garden area to be with her. Each character has a different kind of love for another character and they love in different ways. Romeo and Juliet's parents love their children and care for ... them. They want the best for their kids and try to help them out as much as possible. Benvolio is very ... took revenge for his love for Mercutio. Paris also died for his love. He was guarding the burial ground where Juliet lay and...

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... . In Romeo and Juliet, a tragic play by William Shakespeare, two teenagers fall in love. They come from feuding families that would never approve of their love and due to a series of unfortunate events and impetuous actions Romeo and Juliet both die at the end. Romeo is probably the most impetuous of all. In the beginning of the play he is depressed and heartbroken over a girl named Rosaline. He loves her ... but she does not love him back. "She will not stay the siege of loving terms, nor bide the encounter of assailing eyes" (1.1.209-10). He shuts himself in his room ... sooner die ra...

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