Types of Love in Romeo and Juliet (Acts I and II)
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Unrequited Love: Romeo for Rosaline, Paris for Juliet
o Unrequited means the person doesn’t love you back. It is one-sided.
Romantic Love: Romeo and Juliet
Parental Love: Lord and Lady Capulet for Juliet, Lord and Lady Montague for Romeo, Nurse for
Juliet
Friendship: Romeo and Benvolio, Romeo and Mercutio, Romeo and Friar Laurence, Nurse and
Juliet
Love of Family Honor: Tybalt, Mercutio, Romeo
Find examples in the text of this kind of love. Cite examples from the text (Act. Scene. Line #). Explain
how the quote is representative of the specific type of love. Unrequited love has been done for you.
Unrequited Love:
Romeo’s crush on Rosaline: “She has forsworn to love,
and in that vow/ Do I live dead that live to tell it
now” (1.1.231-2)
Romantic Love:
Parental Love:
Friendship:
Love of Family Honor:
Part 2: Compare and Contrast Essay on Two Types of Love
You need to write a 5 paragraph essay comparing and contrasting two of the types of love from the
front of this worksheet. You must cite one example from Romeo and Juliet from both types in your
paper.
Length:
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1-2 pages hand written
2-3 pages typed double spaced, Times New Roman, Size 12
Format for Compare/Contrast Essay
Introduction
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Background information as to why you chose the two types of love Purpose
Focus of essay (THESIS)
First Body Paragraph
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First type of love description and quote from play
Second Body Paragraph
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Second type of love description and quote from play
Third Body Paragraph
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Similarities and differences between the two
Conclusion
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Summarize main points
* Remember to include important character information with your quotes from the text.