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Types of Love Essay
a. unrequited love: Romeo for Rosaline, Paris for Juliet
b. romantic love: Romeo and Juliet
c. parental love: Lord and Lady Capulet for Juliet, Lord and Lady Montague for Romeo, Nurse for
Juliet
d. friendship: Romeo and Benvolio, Romeo and Mercutio, Romeo and Friar Laurence, Nurse and Juliet
e. love of family honor: Tybalt, Mercutio, Romeo
Introduction
Background information as to why you chose the two types of love
Purpose/ Focus of essay (to define … and …. Then compare and contrast…)
First Body Paragraph
• First type of love description (“One of the first types of love humans experience is…” or
“One of the first groups we are a part of is our family…” or “When children find
themselves for the first time at school and away from their families they seek friends.
Friendship is…” –
• “For example, in Romeo and Juliet…” quotation background; what’s going around
quotation within text; who’s speaking; historical information if an allusion... “When
Romeo arrives at the Capulet party, bent on seeing Rosaline…
• quotation with Act, scene, line: “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! / For I
ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (I.iv.57-58).
• tie quotation to the type of love; explain significance.
Second Body Paragraph
• Second type of love description
• quotation background; what’s going around quotation within text;
• author; historical information...
• quotation
• tie quotation to prompt/theme point; explain significance
Third Body Paragraph
Similarities between the two (give me three)
Fourth Body Paragraph
Differences between the two (give me three)
Conclusion
Summarize main points, restate thesis, return to idea of why you chose these types of love.
* Remember to include important character information with your quotations from the text (act,
scene, line).
An "A" paper will exhibit:
• Two types of love taught in class
• Knowledge in comparing/contrasting
two items
• Correct format for paper (including
introduction, thesis, and conclusion)
• Relevant and creative examples from
the text
A "B" paper will exhibit:
• Two types of love taught in class
• Some knowledge of how to
compare/contrast two items
• Correct format for paper (including
introduction, thesis, and conclusion)
• Knowledge of the text is not
exhibited as clearly, yet is creative
A "C" paper will exhibit:
• Two types of love taught in class
• No real understanding of
comparing/contrasting two items
• Format for essay is incorrect
• Knowledge of the text is not
exhibited