Romeo and juliet
Romeo and Juliet has become forever associated with love. The play has
become an iconic story of love and passion, and the name “Romeo” is still
used to describe young lovers. Shakespeare’s treatment of love in the
play is complex and multifaceted. He uses love in its many guises to
thread together the key relationships in the play.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare
about two young "star-cross'd lovers"[1] whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding
families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with
Hamlet and Macbeth, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title
characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers.
Love
"Romeo
If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this:
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
Juliet
Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss."
Romeo and Juliet is sometimes considered to have no unifying theme, save that of young love
. Romeo and Juliet have become emblematic of young lovers and doomed love. Since it is
such an obvious subject of the play, several scholars have explored the language and historical
context behind the romance of the play.
Romeo and Juliet's love seems to be expressing the "Religion of Love" view rather than the
Catholic view. Another point is that although their love is passionate, it is only consummated
in marriage, which prevents them from losing the audience's sympathy.
The play arguably equates love with death. Throughout the story, both Romeo and Juliet,
along with the other characters, fantasise about it as a dark being, often equating it with a
lover.
Antony and Cleopatra
One of the most famous love stories by William Shakespeare, the love story of
Antony and Cleopatra is a true test of love. Antony and Cleopatra epitomize that
love is another name for sacrifice. Read on further to know the famous Anthony
& Cleopatra love affair.
One of the most famous women in history, Cleopatra VII was the brilliant and
beautiful last Pharaoh of Egypt. She was proficient in nine languages and a
skilled mathematician. She is often considered to be a stunning seductress
though she was studying to be a nun. She became the mistress of the famous
emperor Julius Caesar. After he was slain, she saw his best friend Marc Antony
and fell in love almost instantly. Their love affair outraged the Romans who were
wary of the growing powers of the Egyptians. Despite all the threats, Anthony
and Cleopatra married in 36 BC. While fighting a battle in Actium, Antony got
false news of Cleopatra's death. Shattered, he fell on his sword. When Cleopatra
learned about Antony 's death, she was shocked and committed suicide by
getting herself bitten by a poisonous snake.
Kais and laila
Kais and Laila is an eternal love story that has a tragic end. These two young
lovers sacrificed their love for each other, as they couldn't be together. Such
selfless was their love that they did not hesitate for even a minute when it came to
laying down their lives for each other. The love story of Laila and Majnu is a very
famous one and is no less than a legend. Read on further about the Laila & Majnu
love affair that made their names a household name. Even today, people know
them as Majnun laila
Laila was a beautiful girl born in a rich family. Being no less than a princess, she was
expected to marry a wealthy boy and live in grandeur and splendor. But as they say,
love thinks from the heart and she fell in love with Majnu, a poor lad. As fate would
have it, the two lovers were banished from seeing each other. Laila's parents married
her off to a wealthy boy and she lived in a big mansion. She couldn't bear the
separation and committed suicide. Majnu became a madman and ultimately died on
Laila's grave