The two characters in these two poems have a certain attitude towards women, which is that they both see women as objects but in different ways. The Duke in "My Last Duchess" is an arrogant, disrespectful man, who cares more about status and wealth then love. He is a megalomaniac, who is jealous about his ex-wife not giving only him her attention. The speaker in "To His Coy Mistress" seems like a respectful man, who is articulate, this is important because it is his main strength which he uses to lure her to him. He uses his skill to flatter her, but we then learn that he only wants her for pleasure rather than love; he puts up a false persona of love as another technique to lure her.
Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius and Helena are destined not to be romantic classics, but somewhat sympathetic figures thrown into perplexing situations of romantic farce. The central theme emphasised in A Midsummer Night's Dream is love. Characters in the play tend to fall in love with those who are attractive to them. People we adore at one time in our lives can later seem not only unattractive but even revolting. “I love thee not, therefore, pursue me not” (Shakespeare and Foakes Act II).
The Immaturity of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a timeless tale of lovers whose misfortune and immaturity was a cause of their own destruction. The characters individually show immaturity and together demonstrate how ignorance of the world affects more than just their own lives. Romeo and Juliet, as expressed in the succeeding examples, fall in love quickly as a result of their naivety. Juliet is shown to be immature in an opening scene where her father tells the bride-seeking Paris his daughter is not old and grown-up enough to marry. It is also shown during the balcony scene when she agrees to marry Romeo after knowing him only a day and she is not even sure herself that Romeo wants to marry her.
The idea of internal conflict and disguises in Twelfth Night is essentially the basis for the story. One key example for the significance of disguise is Viola. The first time the audience realizes the disguise is when Cesario (Viola) is sent out by her master Count Orsino to try to win the love of Olivia for him. This becomes extremely complicated because Viola likes Orsino and he is sending her to win over Olivia for him. This becomes an internal conflict because Cesario likes Orsino herself but she is currently disguised as a man for safety, and is trying to convince someone else to fall in love with the object of her affection.
The play has become a symbol of love; the term “Romeo” is used to label passionate young lovers. Shakespeare’s multifaceted treatment of love, by exploring love in its many forms, threaded the key relationships in the play. At the start of the play, Romeo is described as being in love with Rosaline, which is presented as an impulsive, unrequited infatuation. No one thinks his feelings for her will last, even Friar Lawrence: when Romeo queries why the Friar scolds him for loving Rosaline, the Friar replied “For doting not for loving, pupil mine.”(ii. iii.
There is an example of this when Romeo attends the Capulet’s party, and this is where he is first exposed to Juliet and where the misfortune begins. At this point in time Romeo and Juliet immediately fall in love with one another. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet, this is a problem for their love since the two families are quarreling with each other. They cannot see each other while in the presence of another family member. Their relationship has to be kept a secret and the only ones that know of it are Friar Laurence and
Furthermore, he feared facing the despiteful changes in the moods of Venice Senators against him. We observe a similar trend in Romeo and Juliet when Romeo killed himself possibly fearing to be arrested for killing Paris. Although typically love does not cause tragedies, as in these plays, regret and sorrow can be the ending of any relationship that is not based on logic, and parental blessings. Love is the dangerous cause of all the tragedies in both of the plays. The effect of love is very profound in Othello in the sense that Desdemona escaped her father’s house to marry a back Moor called Othello in the beginning of the play.
How love is presented in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and a selection of poetry by Philip Larkin Many people consider Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ a stereotypical romantic love story. In some ways, it does meet these expectations. The archetypal lovers are brought up in ‘fair Verona’ by grand families ‘alike in dignity’. Because of the families' on-going conflict, the two 'star-crossed lovers' find themselves hurtling towards an ill-fated end. 'Violent passions lead to violent ends', therefore the romance becomes a tragedy.
Fortunately for Cordelia, the King of France still finds her appealing as ever, if not more appealing, and they wed. If King Lear had not banished and left her with nothing, Cordelia might not have ended up with the man that was better suited to her. Secondly, when King Lear himself is banished by both of his daughters, Goneril and Regan, it makes him come to the realisation that he had made a big mistake by striking of Cordelia. This realisation would most likely not have come to him if he were still on good terms with Goneril and Regan. Another character that gets banished is Kent, King Lear’s very good friend.
Instead he verbally abused her and threatened to disown her if she would not obey his command to marry Paris. Consequently, Juliet felt helplessly trapped since she did not love Paris and was already married to her true love, Romeo. During the sixteenth century, it was often customary for upper class families to seek, for their daughters, husbands who would promote their families’ social status. Capulet was such a father who wished to find a suitable husband for Juliet. Paris, a kinsman of the Prince of Verona, was interested in the hand of Juliet.