The various perceptions of love in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous love stories ever written. The play Romeo and Juliet shows true love in form of two 'star-crossed lovers' and just as there love is depicted as eternal, the play 'Romeo and Juliet' has endured for many years. There have been many adaptations of the play in forms of books, films, ballets and plays. Several books have been loosely based on the story, all involving two young …

…love is that of Romeo and Juliet. Each character in the play provides a frame to their love. Romeo and Juliet share a special bond together that will never be lost. When you read or watch this play and you see the immense love that is generated by both Romeo and Juliet, and there struggles and achievements and then to see Romeo taking his life because he could not be with Juliet was just tragic.