The imagery of water is linked with the true love between Romeo and Juliet. ... The values of love, order, justice and loyalty have been conveyed in the film because these values exist as much in "Romeo and Juliet's" modern context as in the original. ... It equally expresses the values of love and loyalty and the need for justice and order. The true love of Romeo and Juliet and the hatred and conflict of their parents are themes that transcend time. Similarly the values love, loyalty, justice and order are eternal. ...

• Word Count: 1523
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Forswear it, sight; / For I ne"er saw true beauty till this night." ... (I.i. 113-115) and "I would thou wert so hay by thy stay / To hear true shift." ... However, once she has discovered true love, Juliet changes and matures. ... Friendship plays an important part in the story and is allied to the idea of loyalty. ... Throughout the play Benvolio retains the characteristics of loyalty and honesty. ...

• Word Count: 1908
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Originating with kinship love, Juliet evolves in the presence of Romeo and develops a romantic, true love. ... Benvolio's character within the play is that of loyalty and honesty. ... This is especially true when he takes up the challenge with the violent Tybalt in defence of his friend's honour. ... Yet once he has met Juliet his idea of love changes and he discovers true love. ... The comparison of romantic love to true love is extremely prominent in Shakespeare's work - the lovers experience both but it is the fact that they are united even in death that makes the nature of t...

• Word Count: 1251
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This is even true of the lesser characters as we see at the beginning of the play when the servants of both houses insult each other. ... Throughout the entire play we see what conflict is and how it can occur, but in the end, at least some of the characters realize that all of their loyalty was worth nothing. ... It is the case that these people must have unquestionable loyalty for their house or country. ...

• Word Count: 1844
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Love in this play has many guises; it is violent, ecstatic, and an overpowering force that disregards values such as loyalty and emotions. ... His first sighting of Juliet changes his thoughts completely; he readily admits that until that moment he has never seen true beauty. ... Juliet is now quite distraught, having found out that her true love is a member of the Montague family. ... There is no doubt that from their original meeting to their final scenes together the chief aspects of the relationship are those of concern, worry, deceit and true love. ... They only meet briefly but from the...

• Word Count: 1527
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

But after their initial shock at the true identity of the other, they begin to try to figure out a way to be together, despite their families' hatred of each other, further intensifying their love. Romeo only feels true hatred twice in the play. ... It is his love for Mercutio that spurns his first true show of hatred toward anybody, and he ultimately slays Tybalt in revenge. ... For Romeo and Juliet, it is so strong that it supersedes all other values, loyalties, and emotions. ...

• Word Count: 1508
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, the theme of simultaneous perspectives is true throughout the play's entirety. ... This is true of Romeo's actions. ... We can understand his hatred, and his loyalty, in some small way, and understand that that is why he chooses to act in such a way that causes the death of Mercutio, and eventually his own death. ...

• Word Count: 1629
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School