Blog 10: Romeo and Juliet 1.5

3/14/2013

26 Comments

Choose ONE of the following questions to respond to in a full paragraph with a topic sentence.

Romeo falls in love with Juliet immediately upon seeing her. Do you believe
in love at first sight?
In 1.5 and 2.2, Juliet and Romeo insist on keeping their love secret. They
believe that privacy is essential to their love being genuine. Given facebook,
twitter, etc., do you feel the state of privacy in the USA is in shambles or
ok?
In Mercutio's Queen Mab speech in 1.4 and Juliet and Romeo's sonnet in 1.5,
language takes on a magical power--the power to transform the world, the power
to create new worlds. Do you believe language has this power? Why?

26 Comments

mr. p

3/14/2013 12:26:13 am

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Priya Badri

3/14/2013 05:18:52 am

Option 3:

Words have the capacity to bring people into a different world. They bring a sense of imagination and creativity. They have the ability to emotionally transport us to a different state of mind when we are deep in thought or if we say something meaningful. Words have a way of making us think and imagine. It also creates a "different world" depending on how we feel. Emotion and conditions play a big part in how words create a different perspective of a situation. When we observe Mercutio telling his story, it becomes so deep with creativity that we are able to imagine his words. Words therefore have an important impact to create a world from our imaginations and ideas. I believe words have this power to create a "different world" for us.

Priya Badri

3/14/2013 05:19:39 am

Katya Kuzemka

3/14/2013 06:31:03 am

Option 1:

I do not believe in love at first sight. Love is not just a physical attraction, but also an emotional connection. You cannot form an emotional connection just by laying eyes on someone. Love is something that must grow and develop over time, there is no "insta-love". Sure, it is possible to be intrigued by or attracted to a person at first sight but that is not love. Love is not something that can just happen from seeing someone from across the room.

Garrick Schultz

3/14/2013 06:57:58 am

Option 3:
I say that words definitely have power. Everyone says that sticks and stones can break your bones but words can never hurt you, but they are dead wrong. Words, whether in a negative or positive sense, can have a HUGE impact on someone's life. Just look at Martin Luther King Jr. and all the speeches he gave about freedom and equality ("I Have a Dream" is exhibit A). Look at Adolf Hitler, who took over his country by giving brilliant speeches to the public. Look at Abraham Lincoln, who was elected president due to his words. Almost every political leader throughout history has been born from words. And bullying all across the globe hurts the most when hurtful words are involved. To say that words have no effect on us is like saying that arsenic has no effect on the human body. Words count. And in literature, they do build new worlds for us to experience.

Kim Harris

3/14/2013 07:30:20 am

Option 1:
I do not think love in first site exists. Love occurs overtime after getting to know the person. It develops with time spent together.It does not just happen by looking at someone and claiming you automatically love them. I think "love at first site" is actually just being extremely physically attracted to someone.It involves emotions and feelings. For example, when Romeo looks at Juliet for the first time he is automatically in love. I do not think it is love at first site.

Frances R

3/14/2013 07:46:27 am

Option 1:
I do not believe in love at first sight. I do think that you can develop an interest or attraction to someone when you first see them, but love is a very strong emotion that cannot be developed simply upon seeing someone for the first time. The sight of someone may turn into you pursuing your interest in them and that could potentially develop into a love, but only a superficial "love" could possibly be developed at first sight. The only thing you notice when seeing someone for the first time is their physical appearance and that is not what love is. Although I have never been in love with someone, I think love is something that you develop after being with someone for a long time and it is based off their characteristics, goals, and other things that mean a lot to your future with the person. None of that is revealed at first sight.

Alex Maillet

3/14/2013 07:52:41 am

Option 1

I do not believe in love at first sight. I don't believe in this because you can't look at someone and say you love them. True love isn't found just by looking at someones physical characteristics. It is found in a persons heart and what their beliefs are. True love is supposed to happen over a matter of time so the two lovers can really figure out their personality and how strong are their feelings to a person overtime. It takes time to find their personality. It is not possible to look at a person and know their personality right away and assume that they love them.

nick s

3/14/2013 07:57:38 am

Now that Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks are so readily available to everyone, I believe that the state of privacy in a relationship is much less than what it once was. I think that love is a personal thing and some of it should be kept private from the public. It should be known by your peers if you are in a realtionship, but that does not give a person the right to broadcast everything that happens in their relationship. Each and everyday, I see a countless number of tweets and posts about them and their significant other and I don't think its right. If you truly love someone, the intimacy of your relationship should be kept private.

David Shore

3/14/2013 08:06:47 am

Option 1: I do not believe in "love at first site". Although this is great for romantic movies it is non-existent. Love forms not only from physical attraction but from emotional attraction as well. When you see someone you cannot get emotionally attracted because you don't talk to them; you can only see them. Love forms and develops over time. It grows and becomes more intimate until the point where a couple gets married. No one that I have ever known had dated for 1 day then gotten married. Almost everyone has at least a 2 month long relationship before getting married. For all these reason I do not believe in "love at first site".

Philisha Abrahim

3/14/2013 09:13:37 am

I believe that language has the power to transform worlds because language is the voice of the mind. The mind has the ability to change perspectives and the way we view things. For example, it can make the illusion of transforming worlds. . Because language's purpose is to express our minds, language has the ability put to words what we are thinking. Whatever we think, language, if used correctly, has the power to express it.

Philisha Abrahim

3/14/2013 09:14:00 am

*Option 3

Jake R.

3/14/2013 10:07:12 am

Option 1: I do not, and never will, believe in love at first sight. I believe that love is a special thing that people feel inside them not just from a glance at a random person but from meeting them, getting to know them, and spending time with them. There are so many things you don’t know about someone from just a quick look at them. First thing is they could just be wearing a lot of make-up. Let’s say you see a pretty girl from across the room and you think you are in love. That girl could turn out to be hiding an ugly face under pounds of make-up. The second thing is their personality. If you see a girl/guy that you think you love with, you could meet that person and it turns out you have nothing in common with them and every time you try to speak she screams at you to shut up. There are just so many attributes about someone that you are clueless of with just a sight. I believe that no one can truly be in love with someone they have only just seen for the first time and must truly get to know them before their love is for real.

Noah...

3/14/2013 10:31:39 am

Option 1: Love at first sight is a load of crap. The idea that one can fall in love with a person based completely on their first glimpse of them contradicts what is probably the same movie about how it's what's on the inside that counts. It isn't realistic, it never happens, and in all honesty, it's not a very admirable to fall in love with someone solely for their looks. Ranting? Yup. Get used to it :)

Hannah Kohute

3/14/2013 10:39:01 am

Love at first sight is a misbelief often viewed as being one of the most romantic forms of love, though it does not exist. I do not believe in love at first sight because love is an emotional connection developed over time. People often mistake physical attraction for love because it is a lot easier and familiar loving with the eyes as opposed to the heart. I do believe in immidiate attraction, but loving someone by taking one glance at them is impossible. Many people say they believe in love at first sight because it has happened to them, but it truly has not. Their love towards each other started as lust, and developed into love. Suppose one person was drawn to another, claimed to be in love, and never spoke to them once. The opportunity to form a relationship would be nonexistent, and the person would eventually realize that it was lust, not love. Love at first sight is purely lust. I believe in love, but not love at first sight.

Hannah Kohute

3/14/2013 10:40:02 am

woops......option 1.

Matilda Fooskas

3/14/2013 10:52:52 am

Option 1: I do not believe in love at first sight. You cannot tell a person’s personality by what they look like. In a relationship what’s on the outside does not matter nearly as much as what’s on the inside, and you can’t see that. You could see someone and think you’re in love, but when you talk to them, you realize you don’t have anything in common. You might not have the same beliefs, opinions or morals; you can’t tell what those are just by looking at someone. Love is much deeper than what is on the outside.

George Kyriazis

3/14/2013 11:32:53 am

"Love at first site" is ridicoulous the whole idea of it is insane. When you think about it it is just lust. Especially when you have a guy in this situation; probably 90% are staring at this girls rack, or bosom, or her body in general. They definetely are not thinking about " She must have a great personality" or " I really want to get to know this girl. There thinking with one thing and its not their brain so no i don't believe in this ridicoulous notion.

Grace C.

3/14/2013 12:03:01 pm

Option 1:
I do not believe in love at first sight. It is impossible to know if you truly love someone without at least talking to them first. I believe that people who claim to be "in love" at first sight are just experiencing a strong physical attraction to someone based on their appearance. That is not real love. True love developes over time as two people get to know each other. You can't really be in love with someone until you spend time with them and see their personality. Without at least meeting them first, love is not possible.

Julianne D. link

3/14/2013 12:13:36 pm

Option 1: I do not believe in love at first sight. The idea that someone can fall in love with another person strictly on the way they look astounds me. Love isn't only about the physical attraction but it is about the emotional feelings as well. Although physical attraction is a benefit, the real person lies in their personality. A strong relationship where two people fall in love is formed over time with bonding and affection not just by the first time they see each other. Love is deeper than just the outside looks and love at first sight doesn't exist.

Charlotte M

3/14/2013 01:21:52 pm

While I love the idea of love at first sight, I also find it very unrealistic. Romeo and Juliet relies on these two people falling instantly in love, and Shakespeare writes it so well that you can believe that they are, but they are merely infatuated with each other. To truly love someone you must be able to accept not only the things you love about the person, but also things that you dislike about them; Romeo doesn’t know what Juliet’s favorite color is, much less her flaws and why he still loves her with them. Love is developed over time, through getting to know the person, not just by looking at them once.

k8ee Pell

3/14/2013 01:44:48 pm

Option one: Unlike Romeo and Juliet, I do not believe in love at first sight. My definition of love involves time and development. Romeo and Juliet make eye contact and they are instantly in love. Also, you love a person for their personality as well. Just seeing someone does not reveal their personality. By completing each others sonnets, we learn that the two "lovers" are alike, but not necessarily "in love". I do believe it is possible to "like" someone at first sight by attraction, however love is a different case.

jennifer

3/14/2013 02:09:04 pm

Option 1: hi

Romeo falls in love with Juliet upon seeing her, and I have contradicting feelings about the act of love at first sight. Saying that you love someone after you saw them for the first time, shows that your love for them is all out of appearance attractiveness, and not who they truly are as a person. A big part of love is how they make your feel, what they are like as a person, and how you connect together as one. The way a person might look, gives you no sense of their personality and actual self. Though you may know who your love is from the very second, I believe love is a developed and continuous feeling for someone, that cannot happen without the consent of who the person actually is.

Emma Belanger

3/14/2013 02:41:53 pm

Option 1 just like everybody else:
Love at first sight does not exist in any situation. Curiosity and intrigue are mostly what people feel in these situations and they try to make it more dramatic when they say it was "love at first sight". Sure, it may be a terrific story to tell your grandchildren, but love isn't a feeling that suddenly overwhelms you, it takes time and patience. Also, if you just look at somebody, you may feel physical attraction, but you don't know their personality or character, so how can you fall in love with them? You can't. Love at first sight definitely does not exist.

Will Haury

3/14/2013 08:09:29 pm

Option 1
Love at first sight is a ridiculous notion. Love cannot be felt on just the physical sight of another person, there has to be an emotional connection between people. There are instances where a person may feel attracted to another person on sight and then end up falling in love with them after later getting to know them, but that is not the same as falling in love with them the first time you see them. there are many stories about love at first sight but that is simply infatuation and physical attraction, whereas love is much deeper and more connected.

Andrew Pennoni

3/14/2013 10:59:35 pm

Romeo falls in love with Juliet immediately upon seeing her. They fell in love at first sight. I do not believe in love at first sight. From only seeing someone you can not tell a lot about who they are. You can only see what they look like. I believe that love is more than just liking somebody for their looks. I believe that you have to get to know the person and know them for a long time before you love them.

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