Schlossberg,Nelson,Messier,andMoney1

RyanSchlossberg,
LoukaMessier,
ColbyMoney,
and

GarrettNelson
Mr.Turley
EnglishIHonors
2May2016
Unrequited
L
ove

Hello
and
welcometotheGNelieShowwithyourboysRyan,Colby,Louka,andGarrett.

Onthelastshow
,
weaskedourviewerswhattheywantedustodiscussnext
,
andtheysaidtotalk
aboutatypeoflovein
RomeoandJuliet
.
T
odaywewill
speak
aboutunrequitedlove.Thisis
whenyouhavefeelingstowardssomeone
,
buttheydonotfeelthesamewaytowardsyou.
One
oftheworldsmostfamouslovestoriesactuallydemonstratesexamplesofunrequitedlove.
Now
wewillhaveRyantalkabouthowitconnectstothestory.
RomeoandJuliet
hasmanyinstancesofunrequitedlove.Examplesoccuratdifferenttimes
duringtheplaybetweenthedifferentcharacters.Atthebeginningofthestory,Romeo,whoisa
familymemberoftheMontagues,fallsinlovewithanunnamedRosaline.Romeonevershares
hisfeelingswithRosalinehowever,inhisheartheknowsthatshedoesnothavesimilar
emotionstowardshimbecausenunscantmarry.ThisunrequitedlovecausesRomeoto
experiencedeepsadnessanddepression.
Thegoodnewsisthat
Romeoeventuallymoveson
fromRosaline.

Neveronetoshyawayfromdrama,however,Shakespeareincludesotherterrificinstances
includinganexamplethat
involvesbothJulietandParis.TheCapuletsaretryingtoforcetheir
daughterJuliettomarryParis.WediscoverthatParis,wholikesJuliet,ishappywiththis
arrangement.Juliet,unfortunately,hassecondthoughtsanddoesnotlikethisplannordoesshe

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havesimilarfeelingstowardsParis.Eventually
,
thissituationleadstoafightwithintheCapulet
family.Onceagain,weseeanotherexampleofunrequitedloveintheplay
RomeoandJuliet.

Inanefforttodrivethepointhome,andshowthatunrequitedlovemaynotjustexistbetween
amanandawoman,considertheexampleinthestorythatoccurred
betweenRomeoandTybalt.
Complexinnature,thisrelationshiprequiresexplanationasRomeo
truly
likesTybaltanddoes
notwanttofighthim,
alsoconsider
RomeoissecretlyrelatedtoTybaltthroughhisnewmarriage
withJuliet.RomeoinsteadwantstohaveagoodrelationshipwithJulietscousin.However,
despiteRomeos
affectionate
feelings,TybalthatesRomeobecauseheisaMontague.Tybalt
wantstokillhim.WhileTybalthatesRomeoandhasfeelingsofanger,Romeoexpresseshis
feelingstohisnewrelativeandtellsTybaltthathelove[s]
[him]
betterthan[he]canstdevise
(III.i,70).Ofcourse,asweknow,thefeelingisnotmutual.Theseexamplesshowtheinstances
andconnectionsofunrequitedlovethatoccurin
RomeoandJuliet
.
Itisnoteworthythatdespite
beingthethemostfamouslovestoryinhistorytherearesomanyexamplesinvolvingpeople
dealingwiththeobstaclesthatoccurwhenpeopledonotsharesimilarfeelings..
Modernsocietyprovesthatunrequitedloveistheharshest.Unrequitedlovedoesnotonly
connectto
RomeoandJuliet

as
itisaverycommonloveinthemodernday.MyfriendJoshwas
datingagirlnamedAmber.JoshlovedAmberverymuchbutgotinvolvedinalcoholanddrugs.
Thisaffectedhispersonalityandhispriorities.Amber
lostherfeelingsoflovefor
Joshbecause
ofthewaythathewasacting.Joshkeptaskingherbackout
,
but
A
mber
was
nolonger
interested
in
Josh.Joshwasexperiencingunrequitedloveandwasheartbroken.Wetookaclasssurvey
abouttheeffectsofunrequitedloveandthemajorityofthepeopleusedwordslikedepressed,
sad,heartbroken,andmad.Wealsoaskedtheclassifdifferentsexesreactdifferentlyandthe
y

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respondedbysayingthatgirlsaremoreemotionalandmakeitabiggerdealthanitactuallyis.
Theyalsosaidthatguyshidetheiremotionswhentheygetrejected
,
whichmakesthemhurt
muchmore.Thisprovesthateveninthemodernworld
,
unrequitedloveistheharshest.
Thisis
significantbecauseitshowsthatwhileunrequitedloveoccursinfiction,peopleareimpactedin
reallifetoo.
Inconclusion
,
unrequitedloveisthemostcrueltypeoflovebecause
people
worksohard
forsomeones
affection
onlyto
resultinabrokenheart
.Unrequitedloveisoneofthemost
prominentlovesin
RomeoandJuliet
.
Inadditiontotheexamplesnotedpreviously,thereare
othersituationsthathaveunrequitedlove.I
ntheCapuletfamily
itexistsbetween
Julietandher
parentsandfurther
isdemonstrated
intheMontaguefamily.Itisalsoacommonoccurrencein
modernlifesuchaswhen
famousrapper
Drake
heldromanticfeelingstofellowentertainer
Nicki
Minaj,howeversheonlysawhimasafriend.
Thatislifeimitatingart!

Wellfolks,that'sallthetimewehavetodayandhopeyoufindyourtruelove.
Thanksfortuning
intotheGNelieshow.

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