English Speech

Running Head : THE THEME OF LOVE

Love as a Theme in William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet

and Charles Dickens ' Great Expectations

Name

School

Name of Teacher

Subject

Love as a Theme in William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet

and Charles Dickens ' Great Expectations

Introduction

A German philospher by the name of Friedrich Nietzsche once said There is always some madness in love . But there is also always some reason in madness ' Love , therefore , can cause some madness in a person and can make him or her

forget reason . What then is reason and what then is logic if love exists within the depths of one 's soul ? What then is common sense if love resides in the very core of a person 's heart and it makes him or her forget the logic of things

Love is just one very simple word , and yet it embodies so much within its existence . The actual presence and existence of the word of love itself can mean so much . Everyone thinks greatly of love . It is shown through the media , ever present in the schools , neighborhood , even in commercials and in advertisements . People have defined love as to be a many thing : love makes the world go around love moves mountains love is blind . Love , love , love - what is it ? What is it with love that people are overly ecstatic about it ? How does one know if he or she is in love ? Many people have said that they have fallen in...