Discuss the various perceptions of love in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' is a tragedy told in two language styles, prose and verse. Death, fate, disorder are all minor components of this classic story centred on a dangerous love that reaches across the barriers of family and convention. Some perceptions of love in this play are dutiful, passionate, sexual and so forth. Throughout this essay I will be exploring the different perceptions of love and how Shakespeare's use of language and structure further …

…and Juliet's true, passionate love. And thus what I have determined to be the true essence of Romeo and Juliet is a love, which is brilliant but short lived, passing across the dark face of a troubled society. Additionally the image carries with it excitement and a compelling speed of action. References short-list: -'Students' Guide to Romeo and Juliet - Peter H. Burgess -York Notes 'Romeo and Juliet' -'Romeo and Juliet', Shakespeare Made Easy, Barron's.