Discuss how the motif is seen throughout Romeo and Juliet.
The mottif that we selected is the illusion of love. How was Romeo able to
switch his love from Rosaline to Juliet so easily? We believe that it is
possible that Romeo never loved either of the two girls. The play says:
"And in
strong proof of chasity well armed,
From love's weak chilish bows she lives
uncharmed."
This quote means that Romeo only liked Rosaline for her beauty.
Therefore, it is
not unbelievable that Romeo loved Juliet for the same
reason. In fact, Benvolio said himself:
"Take thou some new infection to thy
eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die."
Romeo saw Juliet and forgot about
all his lusts for Rosaline.
Not even the adults in the story understand the
concept of love. The Capulet parents try to convince Juliet to marry Paris. Lady
Capulet, in an effort to persuade Juliet said to her:
"What say you? Can you
love the gentleman?..
Read o'er the volume of young Paris' face,
And find
delight writ there with beauty's pen."
It seems like nobody in Verona knows what
true love is.
What is love? Is love a sight or is it an emotion? Romeo
forgets about Rosaline the second he sees Juliet, Lady Capulet wants Juliet to
marry Paris mostly because of his looks, and Benvolio is the only character with
a loose understanding of what is going on. All in all, we don't think that any
of the characters are experiencing true love, just merely an illusion of it
The mottif that we selected is the illusion of love. How was Romeo able to switch his love from Rosaline to Juliet so easily? We believe that it is possible that Romeo never loved either of the two girls. The play says "And in strong proof of chasity well armed,/From love's weak chilish bows she lives uncharmed." This quote means that Romeo only liked Rosaline for her beauty. Therefore, it is
RépondreSupprimernot unbelievable that Romeo loved Juliet for the same reason. In fact, Benvolio said himself "Take thou some new infection to thy eye,/And the rank poison of the old will die." Romeo saw Juliet and forgot about all his lusts for Rosaline.
Not even the adults in the story understand the concept of love. The Capulet parents try to convince Juliet to marry Paris. Lady Capulet, in an effort to persuade Juliet said to her, "What say you? Can you love the gentleman?../Read o'er the volume of young Paris' face,/And find delight writ there with beauty's pen." It seems like nobody in Verona knows what true love is.
What is love? Is love a sight or is it an emotion? Romeo forgets about Rosaline the second he sees Juliet, Lady Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris mostly because of his looks, and Benvolio is the only character with a loose understanding of what is going on. All in all, we don't think that any of the characters are experiencing true love, just merely an illusion of it.
The mottif that we selected is the illusion of love. How was Romeo able to switch his love from Rosaline to Juliet so easily? We believe that it is possible that Romeo never loved either of the two girls. The play says "And in strong proof of chasity well armed,/From love's weak chilish bows she lives uncharmed." This quote means that Romeo only liked Rosaline for her beauty. Therefore, it is
RépondreSupprimernot unbelievable that Romeo loved Juliet for the same reason. In fact, Benvolio said himself "Take thou some new infection to thy eye,/And the rank poison of the old will die." Romeo saw Juliet and forgot about all his lusts for Rosaline.
Not even the adults in the story understand the concept of love. The Capulet parents try to convince Juliet to marry Paris. Lady Capulet, in an effort to persuade Juliet said to her, "What say you? Can you love the gentleman?../Read o'er the volume of young Paris' face,/And find delight writ there with beauty's pen." It seems like nobody in Verona knows what true love is.
What is love? Is love a sight or is it an emotion? Romeo forgets about Rosaline the second he sees Juliet, Lady Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris mostly because of his looks, and Benvolio is the only character with a loose understanding of what is going on. All in all, we don't think that any of the characters are experiencing true love, just merely an illusion of it.
The illusion of love is an important motiff in the play of the Tradgedy of Romeo and Juliet because it emphasizes the importance of a marriage of love and happiness, not an arranged marriage based on status, money, reputation or outer beauty.This motiff reoccurrs throughout the play many times, when the topic of marriage comes up. One quote that supports this motiff is in Act 1, Scene 2, "Take thou some new infection to thy eye, and the rank poison of the old will die". This quote, spoken by Benvolio, is his advice to Romeo. He thinks that to get over Romeo's heartbreak of losing his "love", he should just find another girl that is more beautiful than she. Benvolio is making beauty an illusion of love by telling Romeo to fine another pretty girl to love. Another supporting quote that we found is in Act 1, Scene 3. This quote is spoken by Lady Capulet, to Juliet, " What say you? Can you love a geltleman? Read o'er the volume of young Paris's face, and fine delight written there with beauty's pen". This is important to the motiff because it shows that Lady Capulet wants a marriage based on status and outter beauty for her daughter Juliet. This is an illusion of love because the marriage would not be based on love, it is based on beauty. Many other quotes are found throuout the play, which support the motiff that marriage is not always about true love. In conclusion, if both of these families, high in status and influence want their children to marry based on money, looks and status, does that mean they would rather choose a loveless marriage for their children, or marry based on true love, and happines?
RépondreSupprimerA great question : Do you think it is possible that Romeo never loved either of the two girls, Rosaline or Juliette?
RépondreSupprimerIf it is true, why was it so important for Romeo to feel that he was in love?
Do we often convince ourselves we are 'madly in love' when we are not simply because it feels romantic?