Shakespeare used the relationship of Romeo and Rosaline, Paris and Juliet to present refined love. Romeo is terribly in love with Rosaline but the love is not returned which turns out Romeo unanswered love to Rosaline. “ Shut up his windows, lock fair daylight out and makes himself an artificial night.” (I, i, 134-135) The scene was depressing, Shakespeare created a difference between light and dark, also a unhappy and sorrowful feeling of Romeo. Same as Romeo, Paris loved Juliet very much. “So will ye, I am sure, that you love me.” (IV, i, 26) Paris is accepted by Capulet and glad to marry Juliet but he doesn’t know that Juliet is married to Romeo secretly by Friar Lawrence.
devoted love is a major love that Shakespeare have presented throughout the play, especially in the Capulet family. “I’ll look to like, if looking liking move, but no more deep will I endart mine eye than you consent gives strength to make it fly.” (I, iii, 99-101) Juliet have always been faithful and devoted to her parents but became independent after meeting Romeo. “Not proud you have, but thankful that you have. Proud can I never be of what I hate, But thankful even for hate that is meant love. (III, iiiii, 146-148) Shakespeare have presented devoted love from Juliet’s words and sayings, he also contrasted the change of Juliet’s love to her parents before and after meeting Romeo.
Shakespeare wrote romantic love in many ways. Shakespeare sets the lovers in to two families against each other, for that reason the couple feels that things will go poorly for them. Then true love of Romeo and Juliet then increased by the feud where Shakespeare included Tybalt to compared devoted love and romantic love. In the end, Romeo and Juliet killed themselves due to the strong love they both felt for each other. “From fatal the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life” (Chorus, prologue, 5-6) Shakespeare portrayed the two lovers as stars and also beauty and love of Juliet as sun “ It is the East, and Juliet is the sun! Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon.” (II,ii 3-4)
Different kinds of love is portrayed and presented by symbolic language and imagery through the characters in Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare divided the love in relationships and developed character’s personality, attitude and actions throughout the play.
