Romeo and Juliet Reflections - Daniel Brito

What do you think Shakespeare's views on love and hate were? I believe that Shakespeare's view on love was very different than other peoples views on love, his definition of love was that you would do anything extreme if you truly love them, he also believed in love in first sight. Examples of this is when he went to the party, and saw Juliet, just to instantly fall in love with her, and making out in the back of the party, which eventually they decide to marry each other. Another view of extreme love is when he literally would of killed for her, and also broke into her house at the middle of the night just to see her, and also had other intentions which he reveals in the balcony scene. For his views of hate, he honestly had a pretty weird and dark view on hate. In example of him expressing a dark hate is when Mercutio was killed by Tybalt. The weird part of hate is when Tybalt was just beating up Romeo, while romeo literally did nothing but just starting shouting words to him while getting beat up.



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Romeo and Juliet Reflections
I believe that Shakespeare views on love and hate were strong, and he believed in true love, but also truly hating and despising someone. The way he wrote about Romeo and Juliet was very strong and emotional for both love and hate. Romeo and Juliet had the best time of their lives together even when they had just met each other, and the way he used poetry and figurative language to express their love for each other in a more in depth and emotional way. As the balcony scene when Romeo expresses his love for Juliet he exclaims "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the East and Juliet is the sun!" On the other side, the way he express the hate and the grude that both families hold for each other is the reason Romeo and Juliet try and run away and is ultimately the cause of their demise. "If ever you disturb our streets again,
Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace." This was a quote from the Prince to the Capulets and Montagues, as he was done with their feud and bloodshed that was spilled on the streets, and if it were to happen again they would be executed.

Romeo and Juliet Reflections

I think Shakespear's views on love was that he didn't really love, love that much but he still had a little faith in it because he makes Romeo and Juliet's story so tragic. And his views on hate was that hate could be very powerful because Romeo and Juliet hated that they couldn't be together and their parents hated them being together so they killed themselves.

Romeo and Juliet Reflections

Romeo and Juliet is one of the most classic love stories of all time. Or is it? While this story is often held up as the epitome of true and young love, how do we know that Shakespeare intended it that way? When you take a closer look at the story, it seems almost like Shakespeare meant the opposite. Maybe it's possible that William Shakespeare wrote this play to show what true love is not.

Oh, the classic tale of the star-crossed lovers. They meet, fall in love.... know each other for only a few days? And then they commit suicide? Seems this isn't the perfect fairy tale story after all. A question I have been fascinated with since we started analyzing Romeo and Juliet is, did Shakespeare mean to tell about true love, or kids becoming infatuated and making stupid decisions? While my first instinct is to say "true love!", when you examine the story, it's hard to still believe that. Romeo seems to just want to sleep with Juliet, and they've only spoken once before they decide to get married. That is not my idea of love, and I don't think it was Shakespeare's either.

Besides love, another feeling that is strong in this famous tale is hate. Hate fuels the two family's feud, hate keeps Romeo and Juliet apart, and eventually, hate leads to Romeo and Juliet taking their own lives. Hate is a very strong feeling, and takes a toll on every single character. I believe Shakespeare did this on purpose, showing that hate is dangerous. But, equally dangerous, is love.

Romeo and Juliet Reflections

     Shakespeare has a very strong grasp on the concepts of love and hate. His knowledge of love is best shown in the few days that Romeo and Juliet are together. In the few days that they were together Romeo and Juliet were happier than they had ever been. Tragically, they kill themselves after less than a week. Shakespeare is showing in a very effective way how love is a great thing, but it leads you to do stupid things.
     Shakespeare's knowledge of hate is very well displayed in "Romeo and Juliet". Using the feud between the families, he shows that hate is mindless. The families carried out their feud for far too long even tho it was having a negative effect on their families and society.

Romeo and Juliet reflections

Shakespeare has strong thoughts about love and hate. Me personally, he has stronger feelings about love. A great example is how he uses figurative language throughout the play. He lets Juliet know how beautiful she is and what he loves about her. In my opinion, William Shakespeare didn't show a lot of hatred, but he does that both of the royal families are in a feud. If it was up to the to young birds, they would end the feud so they could live an happily ever after.

Romeo and Juliet Reflections

     Throughout the play 'Romeo and Juliet' Shakespeare portrays love and hate in many different ways. Although, I think Shakespeare's views on these topics are very different from the characters in the play. Romeo and Juliet are thought to be star crossed lovers in the play, but Shakespeare uses comedy to show how ridiculous this idea was. He believes it takes time to truly get to know someone, and to love them. Hate is another common theme in the play. The hate portrayed from the family feud shows how ridiculous the characters views on it are. Shakespeare shows his feelings about it when Romeo and Juliet die and the families realize how foolish the feud is. This shows that he thought hate was a useless if in the wrong context.