William Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet, is a dramatic tragedy that teaches us of the "religious" love felt by Romeo and Juliet, and how the hate between their feuding families will dispute this love (Filbert).
             "Two households, both alike in dignity,
             In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
             From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
             Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean."
             These lines begin the prologue of the ever so famous Romeo and Juliet. The Capulets and the Montagues (two households both alike in dignity) have been fighting with each other for years (from ancient grudge). The play opens in Verona, Italy with a new riot between the families (new mutiny). It starts as an argument between members of opposing households and grows to involve more people, including Tybalt (Capulet- Juliet's cousin) and Benvolio (Montague- Romeo's cousin). The two families throw insults at each other, including the famous "Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?" remark. Eventually, the Prince breaks up the fight, leaving both households with a warning: if another disturbance breaks out, the punishment will be death. Throughout the play, we learn of themes that center around the rising conflicts of love vs. hate and of fate vs. freewill. How does Romeo and Juliet apply to teenagers today? Well, first of all, it can be seen simply as an entertaining story. It's a tragic love story between two teenagers. But, if you look into the themes of the play, you will see that there are many lessons we can learn from the two doomed lovers.
             Love plays an important role in Romeo and Juliet. Throughout the film, one can analyze the different types of love that Shakespeare explores. First, there is lustful love. This is basically love for the purpose of sexual pleasure. First shown in the conversation between Sampson and Gregory, this type of love is also illustrated by the Nurse and her comments to Juliet. The second type of love is infatuation. ...