The comment, "Love is the main theme of Romeo and Juliet," is valid due to Shakespeare's portrayals of the many forms of love. Shakespeare as used love very frequently to shape the course of the play, for example, Romeo's love for Rosaline has been described as infatuated love, and however Benvolio and Mercutio's view of this love is that it is a form of madness. These views of love have caused different characters to act …showed first 75 words of 1007 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1007 total…combined together, shape the play as the different types of love influence other characters, or the types of love clash with each other. The triumph of love, over other themes such as hate a fate, also show that love plays such a vital part in all the events. Therefore, the comment that "love is the main theme of Romeo and Juliet," is correct due to the large presence of themes of love in the play.