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Love (Romeo & Juliet's love is the key theme in the play (It is…
Love
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Courtly Love
Shakespeare uses courtly love with initial Romeo and Juliet, and Romeo with Rosaline
Mercutio mocks Romeo for his reaction to courtly love failure, showing that it is unrealistic and ridiculous
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Sexual Love
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The physical desire of Romeo and Juliet shows the relationship is more realistic,as it is not just poetry, it is also sexual
The servants joke about "my naked weapon" and sleeping with Montague women, showing that sexual jokes are common to them
Unrequited Love
Shakespeare presents love as destructive through the form of unrequited love, and the depressive effect it has on Romeo
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Paternal Love
The Paternal and maternal love of both the Nurse and Friar Lawrence towards Juliet and (Romeo) shows that Shakespeare realised the importance of Paternal and Maternal love
The Parents in the play don't seem to have a strong bond with their children; the Nurse and Friar represent the relationship that the parents should have had with their children
Familial Love
The parents, especially the Capulets, do not have good relationships with their children
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