Love+as+Religion

**__Love as Religion__** //Write about Shakespeare's use of the theme of love as religion.//

__General Meanings__

Love is something that takes a lot of work, and maintenence too. Religion also takes a lot of work and committment. They are very similar in these aspects. Also, there are many characters that reference religion with love, or the other way around. Marriage is something you can look at as a prime example of love as religion. It directly ties the love of two people into a holy service. In scene 4.2, Capulet makes many references to saints and holy figures as he is talking about the loving union of Paris and Juliet. Even though we know that Paris and Juliet aren't really in love, the theme still applies here. -Dean

__Quote Collection "Transparent heretics, be burnt for liars. One fairer than my love!" (Romeo, 1.2, 91-2) -Dean "Ay, marry, go, and fetch him hither. Now afore God, this reverend holy Friar..." (Capulet, 4.2 29-30)__