Romeo and Juliet
Love is one of the most powerful human experiences. It is what makes life most worth living and it has started wars and destroyed families. There are many forms in love; universal, romantic, religious, erotic, platonic, friendly, brotherly, familial love, etc. But, what was Romeo and Juliet’s type love? Romeo and Juliet's love is romantic love which is “the highest expression of spiritual longings, the source of feelings that reach an unparalleled depth and intensity. The key to this notion is the idea of love as a function of "sympathetic imagination," the capacity to enter into another's feelings, enabling the move toward a basic unity of self and other.”(Source D) In the play Romeo and Juliet, the theme of love was the reason for the many decisions made. William Shakespeare portrays just how serious, even dangerous, love can be and how a huge role it played throughout the story in time, decision making, and even death.
In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, time plays a crucial part in Romeo and Juliet's love. Everywhere in the book everyone is always rushing. “Haste” is the word that was constantly used; meaning swiftness, speed, or quickness. You would even say that Romeo and Juliet’s marriage was rushed. For example:
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Another character is Friar Lawrence. He agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet, helped them come up with a plan to stay together, and provided Juliet with a sleeping potion. Friar did all these things, but he had an alternative of his own. In the text, Friar Lawrence states, “For this alliance may so happy prove / To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.”(2.3.98-99). This quote means that Friar Lawrence is willing to marry Romeo and Juliet because he thinks it will bring peace to Verona and end the feud between their families. Many important decisions made decided the how the tragedy will unfold, but events like death also contributed to