Romeo and Juliet display eros, or romantic love, when they kiss each other at first sight, and show their longing desire to be with each other. With a closer look at the dialogue, we can see that Shakespeare employs religious imagery, to give this scene a deeper meaning. Romeo refers to Juliet’s hand as a “...holy shrine…” (1.5.105) and his lips as “...two blushing pilgrims...” (1.5.106), waiting for a kiss. Juliet responds back by saying that she is a saint, and as long as Romeo shows “...mannerly devotion...” (1.5.109), Romeo can touch her. This religious imagery shows how pure Romeo and Juliet’s love is, hinting at how their love can be compared to agape, spiritual or unconditional love. Shakespeare could be foreshadowing how this agape love, will cause Romeo and Juliet to break society’s unspoken rules in their committed
Romeo and Juliet display eros, or romantic love, when they kiss each other at first sight, and show their longing desire to be with each other. With a closer look at the dialogue, we can see that Shakespeare employs religious imagery, to give this scene a deeper meaning. Romeo refers to Juliet’s hand as a “...holy shrine…” (1.5.105) and his lips as “...two blushing pilgrims...” (1.5.106), waiting for a kiss. Juliet responds back by saying that she is a saint, and as long as Romeo shows “...mannerly devotion...” (1.5.109), Romeo can touch her. This religious imagery shows how pure Romeo and Juliet’s love is, hinting at how their love can be compared to agape, spiritual or unconditional love. Shakespeare could be foreshadowing how this agape love, will cause Romeo and Juliet to break society’s unspoken rules in their committed