True Love In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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True love is when you are comfortable with the person you love, and can’t seem to stop think about them, and are willing to give up everything you have for them, that’s the way Romeo and Juliet feel for each other. Romeo and Juliet both give up their family names, and commit suicide so they can be together forever. Friar Lawrence also truly loves Romeo and therefore he continues to warn him about his hasty love decisions and agrees to marry him to Juliet. True love does exist in the play Romeo and Juliet by the well-known writer William Shakespeare and is demonstrated by the characters Romeo, Juliet and Friar Lawrence.
First, Juliet possess true love for Romeo and therefore advises to “deny thy father and refuse thy name or if he will not then she is willing to “no longer be a Capulet.” Juliet is in such a deep and true love with Romeo that she is willing to do anything even disown her …show more content…

In addition Juliet loves Romeo to such an extent that she understands him fully throughout. She answers Romeos proposal before he even proposes to her. Romeo asks her to marry him but in reply from her balcony she says “I gave thy mine before thou didst request it. Juliet is indeed truly in love with Romeo because she can interpret his intentions and knows what he is headed towards. Only a person you truly love can you understand to such an extent, like Juliet did.
Secondly, true love is also present in Romeo's heart for Juliet because he is also willing to disown his family name and die for her. Juliet tells Romeo when they are at her balcony that his name is keeping them apart so Romeo replies “My name dear saint, is hateful to myself Because it is an enemy to thee Had it written, I would tear the word

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