When you first consider Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the first thing to come to mind is, more often than not, the theme of love. This may well be the most commonly recognised aspect of the play, but it is far from being the most understood, or even explored, by the reader. However, with further consideration, it becomes more clear just how wide and complex the theme of love is in the play. People may well think of Romeo and Juliet to be "the greatest love story ever told", due to their rather vague knowledge of the passion shared by the two main lovers. However, this is perhaps quite...

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