In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, love is illustrated in many ways we can imagine, from the eternal love of two people to parental love . The love celebrated by the protagonists with playful sonnets to express their affection and love for each other. A love that transcends such powerful looks and translates into eternal love. Society's encroachment on a very innate and fundamental aspect of our being is met with violence and death. We must not forget that the very essence of love is that love cannot be controlled. It’s innate, a reflex if you will, and for everyone the Holy Grail of life. In the prologue, the narrator begins, “A couple of star-crossed lovers commit suicide; » (prologue 6). The protagonists are revered as celestial bodies where two planets collide in love. Reverence for the heavens signals a higher type of love, limitless and infinite like the heavens. The narrator presents us with a glorified love that will prevail even in death. In the first scene of the play, Romeo is asked about his love. He responds: “Out of his favor, where I am in love” (1.1.173). Romeo references his love, Rosaline, where he reflects on unrequited love. While Benvolio sympathizes with Romeo's plight and suggests to Romeo that a solution to his unrequited love with Rosaline is to find a new love: "Take a new infection into your eyes,/And the foul poison of the old will die » (1.2.51 -52). Romeo truly believes in true love, even expressing Ty 2 that although love is blind, it always finds two complete strangers to fall in love with, when he says, "Alas this love, whose sight is still choked, / Should, without eyes, see the paths to his will. » (1.1.176-177)! When Romeo finally lays eyes on Juliet, "Has my heart loved until...... middle of paper ...... returns gently exhorted!/Return to me again 5 my sin" ( 1.5.120-121) Romeo takes Juliet's bait, the guilt of having to take responsibility for her sins, he then kisses her again to take everything back. Nice little trick from Juliette to provoke another kiss. Juliet ends, “You kiss by the book” (1.5.122). She enjoyed the playfulness of their two exchanges, implying that her experience in this game called love. Let us celebrate the most fundamental aspect of life, love. Let's teach it in our homes, our classrooms, our workplaces, our churches, our playgrounds, our movies, our songs, and most importantly, to each other. It is the very backbone of our humanity. Love surpasses everything. Glorify and respect what love has to offer. Let's not confuse love with the connotation of sexual notions. Sex may be a component of love, but loving is not limited to sex. Ultimately, loving yourself leads to great things.