Representation Of Love In Romeo And Juliet

“Playwrights teach us nothing about love. They make is pretty, they make it comical, or they make it lust, but they cannot make it true.” Romeo and Juliet does show a true representation of love instead of making it comical, lust, or pretty. Unlike other plays that show love to be something that is desired, the love that is in Romeo and Juliet shows not only the lust for it, but the hardships that come with it. The main way that this can see this is Romeo and Juliet is throughout the entire play through the struggle of both Romeo and Juliet trying to find love through the feud that their families have. “Tis but thy name that is my enemy.” (Romeo and Juliet, Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2, Line 38). Instead of simply showing the happier moments

Furthermore, the story given in the play of Romeo and Juliet, shows the entire cycle that most “real” love stories take. From the beginning when they first meet each other and fall in love, to the point where they die because of that same love. There are also all of the small details that are shown in between, such as the marriage between them, and the fight that took place so that they could stay together even after Romeo had been banished to Mantua, “And for that offence, immediately we do exile him hence.” (Romeo and Juliet, Prince Capulet, Act 3, Scene 1, Line 183- 184). Finally, Romeo and Juliet shows the truth and nature of love because of the indirect force that love plays throughout the play. One of the most important examples of this is when Mercutio is killed by Tybalt, and Romeo then kills Tybalt because of what he did. Even though Romeo does not feel the same love for Mercutio, that he feels for Juliet. What he does feel is the reason he was banished, and why Friar Laurence had to come up with the plan to stop the marriage between Juliet and Paris, “Take though this vial, being then in bed, and this distilled liquor drink thou off.” (Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence, Act 4, Scene

Shakespeare in Love shows a love story that becomes intertwined with the story of Romeo and Juliet. Since both stories are very similar to each other, and show Romeo and Juliet being derived from the story of Shakespeare in Love, they each share many common elements between them. In Shakespeare in Love we see Shakespeare and Viola share the same auspicious love for each other that Romeo and Juliet have, however they cannot fulfill that love due to Viola’s family, “Your father should keep your better informed. He has bought me for you. He returns from his estates to see us married two weeks from Saturday. (Pause) You are allowed to show your pleasure.” (Shakespeare in Love, Wessex). Unlike the quote from Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love, “Playwrights teach us nothing about love. They make it pretty, they make it comical, or they make it list, but they cannot make it true.” Shakespeare in Love shows us the tragedies, and dark moments that come with love, not simply the good parts. Furthermore, just like in Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare in Love gives us the full cycle that a “real” love story takes. Starting off when they first meet each other and fall in love, to the point where something highly significant happens that separates them. In the case of Shakespeare in Love it starts out when Shakespeare pursues Kent into Viola’s house, and he discovers that