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    1) The document discusses how William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet exemplifies how love can make people do extreme or irrational things. 2) It provides examples from the play where love drives characters to make rash decisions - Romeo goes into a depression over his love for Rosaline; Romeo kills Tybalt in a rage after Mercutio's death; and Romeo and Juliet decide to get married after just meeting and commit suicide upon believing the other is dead. 3) The document argues that throughout the play Shakespeare illustrates how deeply love can affect people and drive them to take actions that put their lives and happiness at risk.

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    1) The document discusses how William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet exemplifies how love can make people do extreme or irrational things. 2) It provides examples from the play where love drives characters to make rash decisions - Romeo goes into a depression over his love for Rosaline; Romeo kills Tybalt in a rage after Mercutio's death; and Romeo and Juliet decide to get married after just meeting and commit suicide upon believing the other is dead. 3) The document argues that throughout the play Shakespeare illustrates how deeply love can affect people and drive them to take actions that put their lives and happiness at risk.

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    Starke1

    NicoletteStarke
    OConnor
    HonorsEnglish9
    27May2016
    WhatLoveCanDo

    AwellknownsayingisthatLovemakesapersondocrazythings.Themagnitudeof
    thisstatementisreallybroughttolightinWilliamShakespeares
    RomeoandJuliet
    .Throughout
    thisplayyoucantrulyseetheeffectthatlovehasoverthecharactersandtherashthingsitcan
    makeapersondo.Thispieceofliteraturereallyaccentuatestheheartachethatcanbecausedby
    unfulfilledorforbiddenlove.
    Itisacommonlyknownfactthat
    RomeoandJuliet
    inaromanticizedtragedyandbythe
    titleyoucanassumewhotheplayisprimarilyaboutbutreallytheeffectsofloveisshownin
    manyotherwaysotherthantherelationshipbetweenRomeoandJuliet.Aprimaryexampleof
    thiswouldbeRomeosyearningforRosaline.AtthebeginningoftheplayRomeoisina
    debilitatingdepressionbecauseheisinlovewithRosalineandshedoesnotfeelthesame.In
    Shakespeare'sownwordssaidbyRomeohimself,
    Why,suchislovestransgression.
    Griefsofmineownlieheavyinmybreast,
    Whichthouwiltpropagate,tohaveitprest
    Withmoreofthine.Thislovethatthouhastshown
    Dothaddmoregrieftotoomuchofmineown.
    Loveisasmokemadewiththefumeofsighs

    Starke2
    Beingpurged,afiresparklinginloverseyes
    Beingvexed,aseanourishedwithlovingtears.
    Whatisitelse?Amadnessmostdiscreet,
    Achokinggall,andapreservingsweet.
    Farewell,mycoz.(Shakespearei.i.176186)
    SuchstrongfeelingstowardsRosalinecausedRomeotobecomeunsocialandveryunhappy.
    ThisdepressionthatRomeofeltisanexampleofwhatlovecandotoaperson.Theextreme
    powerthatlovehadoverRomeotowardstheunknowingRosalinetookcontrolofhisentire
    worldandtheyhadntevenspokenatlength.
    LikeIsaid,thisplayhasmanyexamplesoftheeffectsoflove.Notallextremeloveis
    romanticnecessarily.AnexampleofthiswouldbetherelationshipthatRomeohadwithhis
    goodfriendMercutio.TheaffectionthatRomeofelttowardsMercutioovercameRomeoatthe
    timeofMercutiosdeathintheformofrage.Romeo,knowingtheconsequencesformurderin
    Verona,avengedhisfriendbykillingTybaltinafight,muchlikehowTybalthadkilled
    Mercutiotobeginwith.
    Aliveintriumph,andMercutioslain?
    Awaytoheavenrespectivelenity,
    Andfireeyedfurybemyconductnow!(Shakespeareiii.i.116118)
    NotonlywasheputtinghimselfatriskofbeingpunishedpossiblybydeathbyfightingTybalt
    andkillinghim,hewasriskingtherelationshipbetweenhimselfandhisnewlywedJuliet.Since
    TybaltwasthecousinofJuliethewasdrivinganevenbiggerwedgebetweentheirfamiliesbut
    hedidthedeedanywaysbecausehecaredsomuchforhisfriend.

    Starke3
    AndofcourseIcouldnotleaveoutthebiggestexampleofthepoweroflove.The
    relationshipbetweenRomeoandJuliet.Thesetwoteenswereattractedtoeachotherfromthe
    momenttheyseteyesupononeandother.Loveatfirstsightyoucouldcallit.Thesetwo
    rebelliouspeopleproclaimedtheirloveforeachotherafterjustmeetinganddecidedtowedthe
    nextday.Thisinandofitselfwascrazyespeciallybecausetheyweregoingagainstthewillof
    theirparentsbymarryingintothefamiliesoftheirswornenemies.Andnotmorethantwodays
    afterproclaimingtheirloveforoneanother,theygaveuptheirlivesatthethoughtofnotbeing
    abletoliveinaworldwiththeotherpersonduetothefakedeathofJulietandthentheactual
    deathofRomeo.
    Whatshere?Acup,closedinmytrueloveshand?
    Poison,Isee,hathbeenhistimelessend.
    Ochurl!Drunkall,andleftnofriendlydrop
    Tohelpmeafter?Iwillkissthylips.
    Haplysomepoisonyetdothhangonthem
    Tomakemediewitharestorative.
    Thylipsarewarm!(Shakespearev.iii.160167)
    Thelovethatthesepeoplefeltdroveallthreeofthesepairscrazyinsomeway.Whether
    thatisriskingyourhappiness,yourhome,oryourlifetheyallmadesacrificesforthepersonthat
    theyfeltaffectionforevenifitharmedthemselves.

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