Also, Shakespeare displays that both the men in love, Romeo and Benedick, are very dangerous and reveal that love is potentially divisive. False love is the first evident important theme across Romeo and Juliet. ... Romeo forgets his love to Rosaline at the first moment he sees Juliet. ... This is a result of love at first sight which is also present when Romeo first meets Juliet. ... Shakespeare demonstrates the shallowness of courtly love mainly through Claudio and Hero, who are the central characters of the main plot. ...

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