ROMEO AND JULIET BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
ENGLISH COURSEWORK:
TASK: different types of love in the patriarchal society.
The love of Romeo and Juliet although idealized is rooted in passionate sexuality. In this play, it is never far to the point that love is related to sex. The feelings between Romeo and Juliet are more of lost that love. In Act 2 Scene 2, at the infamous balcony scene at lord Capulet’s orchard, Romeo gets down to what he feels is the most important and possibly the only reason why he is attracted to Juliet …‘‘o wilt thou live me so unsatisfied?”. This illustrates Shakespeare’s perception of love as being more of lust than love because in the patriarchal society, love wasn’t really established; people only got married without love or just had women for pleasures. A good example of this is the relationship between lord and lady Capulet. It is very obvious that there is no love or even lust between them and their marriage was arranged. Lady Capulet is always making jokes implying that he is not man enough. Romeo’s meaning of satisfaction in this case implies as sex which further backs up the point of him not true love feelings for her. Juliet on the other hand, her emotions come across as true love towards Romeo. She replies his request by saying ... ‘what satisfaction can thou have tonight’.
