love Flashcards
love
Beginning:
“Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!” (Act 1, Scene 5)
“Under love’s heavy burden do I sink.” (Act 1, Scene 4)
Point: Romeo’s early experience of love transitions from superficial infatuation with Rosaline to an all-consuming and fateful love for Juliet, showing his evolving, idealized view of love.
Middle:
“With love’s light wings did I o’er-perch these walls.” (Act 2, Scene 2)
“I take thee at thy word: Call me but love, and I’ll be new baptized.” (Act 2, Scene 2)
Point: Romeo’s bold declarations to Juliet reveal his belief in love as a transformative force, capable of overcoming physical barriers and identity itself.
End:
“Here’s to my love!” (Act 5, Scene 3)
“Thus with a kiss I die.” (Act 5, Scene 3)
Point: Romeo’s love for Juliet culminates in his willingness to die for her, portraying love as a consuming, all-powerful force that overrides reason and life itself.
