• Comparing the Different Types of Love Evident in Romeo and Juliet

     

    Essays1 Literature

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Published: 15.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Comparing the Different Types of Love Evident in Romeo and Juliet', 1.
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Comparing the Different Types of Love Evident in Romeo
and Juliet
"True love is like ghosts,'claims François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, 'Which
everyone talks about but few have seen'. What is true love? Is it idealistic
love or physical love, mature love or paternal love. Well kiddies, it is all that
are listed here for each has its own place in the Shakespearean play Romeo
and Juliet.
Physical love, which Mercutio believes in, is well explained in his Queen Mab
story. Queen Mab, an English folk tale fairy was said to bring the dreams to
men and her child is the midwife to men…

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