They say that this play is the most purely romantic of Shakespeare's comedies. ... Hermia is in love with Lysander. ... Demetrius loves Hermia, but she does not love him. On the other hand, Helena is in love with Demetrius. ... nes that are bound to cross the course of true love. ...
The most common, and therefore perhaps important, perception of love in the play is, without doubt, that of romantic or true love. ... "Did my heart love till now?" ... /Prodigious birth of love it is to me, /That I must love a loathed enemy." ... One of the most interesting forms of love, as a theme, is that of courtly love. ... Capulet's non-romantic, and very rational views on love may well have come from his own very formal relationship with his wife, Lady Capulet. ...
If Juliet had known who Romeo was she would probably have not fallen in love with him. ... From this point on in the play there are no more comedic or romantic scenes. ... Romeo and Juliet's love makes the transition from infatuation to a deep and sincere love. In earlier scenes they used overly romantic language and metaphor, whereas, now they speak to one another of their love in a mature and tender way. ... Juliet is now more excepting of love. ...
These highly subjective sonnets are wonderful tales full of love, deception, and betrayal. ... However, if one man can so exquisitely write fictional stories about love and still include a controversial issue in them, then where do we draw the line between fact and fiction? ... At the time, the sonnet was being repopularized as a common way for expressing one's love for another. ... But with the next two lines, "Or who is he so fond will be the tomb/ Of his self-love, to stop posterity" (ll 7-8), Shakespeare now uses the pronoun 'he', which is the basis of the unclearness as...
He calls out to her, and they exchange vows of love. ... Even Romeo's relation to love is not so simple. ... In reference to Rosaline, it seems, Romeo loves by the book. ... The love she shares with Romeo is far deeper, more authentic and unique than the clichéd puppy love Romeo felt for Rosaline. Romeo's love matures over the course of the play from the shallow desire to be in love to a profound and intense passion. ...
This is hardly surprising considering Gothic fiction's entrance onto the literary stage in mid eighteenth century England, which was dominated by the Reformation and poised to embrace the Romantic movement. ... It also shows us the character of Romeo as a romantic youth. ... Romeo and Juliet love has also started them on a course where peaceful night time slumber will be a thing of the past. ...
Romeo's inclination to fall in love easily was first shown in his love for Rosaline. ... "Did my heart love till now? ... "One fairer than my love! ... Their impatience caused them to fall in love too quickly and gave them the impression of being in love. ... Love over power the hatethis time. ...
