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W.Shakespeare: The Language Of Love

Explore the complexities and expressions of love in Shakespearean times, analyzing its various forms and challenges. Delve into the Renaissance courtly love and Shakespeare's portrayal of romantic love.

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W.Shakespeare: The Language Of Love

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  1. W.Shakespeare: The Language Of Love Alunno: Davide Ferrari A.S. 2013/2014 Classe:4ALS

  2. Table of Contents • What is the Language of Love? • Why the Language of Love is so Difficult? • How can be expressed the language of love? • Love in The Renaissance • Love in W.Shakespeare • Romantic Love • Other Types of Love

  3. What is the Language of Love? • The language of love is that specifical language that we used to express our feelings about a person. • Love has always had a central place in the men’s lives. For this reason the language of love is so important.

  4. Why The Language of Love is so Difficult? The language of love is very difficult: • Because for a man to express their emotions and feelings represents a challenge. • In a conversation you can be embarassed and your message couldn’t be understood.

  5. How can be Expressed The Language of Love? There are more ways in which a man can express his love. • Through a poetical text. • Throughotherformsof art, forexample: • Painting; • Sculture; • Music;

  6. Love in The Renaissance • Love in the Renaissance was influenced by the courtly love, a reaction to the puritanical views of the Catholic Church. • In the renaissance is also present a new vision of the body and its revalutation, so the figure of the woman was exalted. • But in the renaissance the marriages was often political not based on love.

  7. Love in W.Shakespeare • Love in Shakespeare is a force of nature, earthy and sometimes uneasy. • We can divide love into courtly love, unrequited love,compassioinate love and sexual love with skill and heart.

  8. Romantic Love •  Shakespeare presents this as a force of nature, so strong that it transcends societal conventions. • Perhaps Romeo and Juliet's love is fate - there love is given cosmic significance which can therefore overturn the social boundaries.

  9. OtherTypesof Love • This platonic love is offset by the sexual innuendos made by some characters – particularly Juliet’s Nurse and Mercutio. Their view of love is earthy and purely sexual, creating an effective contrast with Romeo and Juliet’s romanticism.

  10. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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