Love and lust. These two things travel closely together and even sometimes overlap. Confusing these two is a common misconception that happens with even the most popular of works. An example of one of these works is Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It was originally published in 1597 and is arguably Shakespeare’s most known plays. Even in pop-culture today there are still new renditions of this play coming out including the big screen. It seems to be able to reach every age of readers/viewers and unless one is to pay close attention to the story then they will definitely miss the most obvious fact. In Romeo and Juliet it is almost impossible for the “two star crossed lovers” to be able to actually be in love due to the fact that they
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His whole attitude/deemer is lost because he can get into the pants of a girl he “loves.” Because of this I doubt Romeo knows anything about love. He had compared her to “(Insert what Romeo said about Rosaline)” All those words seem to capture the physical aspect of Rosaline and nothing about her as a person. It is key to remember that the main difference between love and lust is that love you enjoy then more for what they are on the inside then what they are on the outside. With all of the things Romeo had said about Rosaline it suggests that he is feeling more lust than love. The only reason he even went to the party was to sulk over not being with her. But apparently all those feelings can just go away in an instant because the exact same thing happens with Juliet. Everything he had once felt went out the window with one look at a girl that he had for the first time made eye contact with. He then states “(Insert what Romeo said about Juliet)” Just like Rosaline, Romeo is pointing out all of the things he sees of Juliet and never says something along the lines of “She has such a compassionate heart,” or “She is so nice to everyone she meets.” Everything that he feels is the want to have sex with her. That alone is practically the definition of
His whole attitude/deemer is lost because he can get into the pants of a girl he “loves.” Because of this I doubt Romeo knows anything about love. He had compared her to “(Insert what Romeo said about Rosaline)” All those words seem to capture the physical aspect of Rosaline and nothing about her as a person. It is key to remember that the main difference between love and lust is that love you enjoy then more for what they are on the inside then what they are on the outside. With all of the things Romeo had said about Rosaline it suggests that he is feeling more lust than love. The only reason he even went to the party was to sulk over not being with her. But apparently all those feelings can just go away in an instant because the exact same thing happens with Juliet. Everything he had once felt went out the window with one look at a girl that he had for the first time made eye contact with. He then states “(Insert what Romeo said about Juliet)” Just like Rosaline, Romeo is pointing out all of the things he sees of Juliet and never says something along the lines of “She has such a compassionate heart,” or “She is so nice to everyone she meets.” Everything that he feels is the want to have sex with her. That alone is practically the definition of