In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, love is exemplified in more ways than we can imagine, from the eternal love of two people to the love of parents. Love celebrated by the protagonists with playful sonnets to express their tenderness and mutual love. Love that transcends such powerful glances and translates into eternal love. Society's invasion of an innate and fundamental aspect of our being collides with violence and death. We must not forget that the very essence of love is that you cannot control love. It's innate, a reflex if you will, and for everyone the Holy Grail of life. In the prologue, the narrator begins with "A pair of star-crossed lovers take their own lives"; (prologue 6). The protagonists are venerated as celestial bodies in which two planets collide in love. Reverence towards the heavens signals a higher kind of love that has no limits and is as infinite as the heavens. The narrator presents us with a glorified love that will prevail even in death. In the first scene of the play, Romeo was asked about his love. He replies, “For her favor, where I am in love” (1.1.173). Romeo refers to his love, Rosaline, where he reflects on unrequited love. While Benvolio sympathizes with Romeo's plight and suggests to Romeo a solution to his unrequited love with Rosaline is to find new love: "Take some new infection to thy eyes, / And the old's rancid poison shall die" (1.2.51 -52). Romeo truly believes in true love even expressing Ty 2 that though love is blind it still finds two complete strangers falling in love, when he says, “Alas that love, whose sight is still muffled, / Should without eyes see the paths to his will" (1.1.176-177)! When Romeo finally lays eyes on Juliet, "My heart hath loved till... half the paper... send back sweetly urged! / Give me my sin again" (1.5.120-121) Romeo takes Juliet's Bait , the guilt of having to take on his sins, he then kisses her again to take it all back. Nice trick on Juliet's part to induce another kiss. Juliet finishes, "Thou kissest according to the book" (1.5.122). He enjoyed the playfulness of both of their exchanges, hinting that his experience in this game called love. We celebrate the most fundamental aspect of life, love. Teach it in our homes, in our classrooms, in our workplaces, in our churches, on our playgrounds, in our movies, in our songs, and most importantly, with each other. It is the backbone of our humanity. Love overcomes everything. Glorify and respect what love has to offer. Let's not confuse love with the connotation of sexual notions. Sex may be a component of love, but there is more to love than just sex. Ultimately, loving one another culminates in great things.