"Star-crossed lovers- is perhaps the most memorable phrase from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet - and perhaps the subject of the most debate. ... Yet, there is another interpretation, which arises from the soliloquies of both Romeo and Juliet, considering each love independently - that Romeo is a lover of the first definition, enamored, and that Juliet and her love for Romeo are best described by the baser classification. ... Many as shockingly sexual as she awaits Romeo on their wedding night, have viewed Juliet's speech in Act III, Scene II. ... In Act II, Scene II, Romeo equat...

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There is no better example than in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. ... Rosaline, Romeo's initial unrequited love seemed irrelevant once Romeo had set his eyes upon Juliet. ... Upon seeing Juliet all alone, talking in soliloquy, Romeo proclaims, "It is the east, and Juliet is the Sun," this metaphor enhances Juliet's beauty as it is exaggerated and pronounced as the beauty of the sun. The forbidden love of Romeo and Juliet is spawned from the feud between the two households; Capulet and Montague and throughout Juliet's "supposed" soliloquy, she ponders over the prosp...

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In the play Romeo and Juliet', this theme is love. ... Firstly, he uses soliloquies throughout the play. ... This is especially important when dealing with love, as in Romeo and Juliet'. ... Romeo and Juliet themselves are portrayed as being different, more innocent and pure. ... Juliet is meant to be accompanying Paris and Romeo would be killed if discovered. ...

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When Romeo kisses her, Juliet says she has received the sin he has "purged- from himself. ... Although we are fully aware of Juliet's feelings for Romeo at the end of the first act, Romeo is now totally besotted by Juliet. ... Romeo sees Juliet come through the window and starts to deliver a soliloquy. ... This is the point that at which Romeo shows himself, much to Juliet's surprise. ... The final scene in which we see Romeo and Juliet together, the roles seem reversed, Romeo is now more practical whilst Juliet appears more carefree. ...

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