Theme 1 – Love

Love plays an important role in Romeo and Juliet. First, there is lustful love. This is basically love for the purpose of sexual pleasure. First shown in the conversation between Sampson and Gregory, this type of love is also illustrated by the Nurse and her comments to Juliet. The second type of love is infatuation. Romeo thinks he's in love and moans over Rosaline. Much of teenage love is simply in the head, you think that you have found the "only one," when you've really only found an obsession. The third type of love is the one illustrated with Paris. In the play, this has to do with the fact that marriages were arranged. Paris is the guy that Juliet's parents think is fit for her. In today's society, Paris can be seen as the stereotypical guy (or girl). He/She seems perfect and your parents love him/her, but that isn't love. Love is not an image; it's a commitment. Then there is true love as we see between Romeo and Juliet. Love changes people. Romeo became a......

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Title: Romeo And Juliet - Themes
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