Romeo and Juliet CP9 2024 by Daniel Farrell

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27dfarrell1 — 2024-05-13 18:17:50 UTC

This project spans multiple different genres and will display the story of two well-known lovers, Romeo and his lover Juliet. I am going to explore the topic of Love versus Lust in Romeo and Juliet.

Lust

27dfarrell1 — 2024-05-15 18:17:14 UTC

Friar Lawrence says he is shocked that Romeo had moved on from Rosaline, to Juliet. "Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear/ so soon forsaken? Young men love them lies/ not truly in their hearts but in their eyes" (Rom, 2.3. 67-68) This is showing how Romeo was rushing into love and trying to convince himself that he truly was in love.

Lust

27dfarrell1 — 2024-05-15 18:17:26 UTC

Romeo shows that he was only lusting after Roseline when he proclaims "Did my heart love till now? For swear it sight/ for I have never seen true beauty till this night." (Rom, 1.5. 50-51) This is because he was saying that Roseline must not have been "true beauty"

Love

27dfarrell1 — 2024-05-15 18:17:51 UTC

Romeo chooses not to fight his cousin-in-law, due to his love for Juliet. This is important because normally Romeo would quickly jump to fight Tybalt but rather says "I do protest, I never injured thee/ but love thee better than thou canst devise" (Rom, 3.1. 63-64)

Love

27dfarrell1 — 2024-05-15 18:18:12 UTC

Romeo proves he loves Juliet by saying that he wishes that he isn't dreaming. "O blessed, blessed night! I am Afraid/ Being in night, all this is but a dream" (Rom, 2.3. 67-68)