The fight between love and madness

Have you ever felt in love that you felt insane? Have you ever been in a relationship in which you felt that everything was out of control? Well, you maybe feel like Ophelia in Hamlet. 

In my view, Ophelia is one of the most sensitive characters in Hamlet’s play.  She was deeply in love with hamlet that she would do anything in order to be with him. It is like some of those relationships when one of the lovers is crazy to be with the other person and to keep their warmth with him/her, that the romance becomes insane.

Ophelia would do anything to have Hamlet’s love. Have you ever felt like that? If you answer is yes, BE CAREFUL! At the end of the play, she felt she had no options when she realizes that she lost him that she committed suicide. I am pretty sure that you do not want to end up like Ophelia.

But, we have to question something. What felt Hamlet? Why did not he love Ophelia as much as she loved him? He was very hurt because of his mother’s behavior. He was so disappointed that this leads him to distrust all women in the planet. His mother was to be perfect, but she is not. He idealizes her in a way no one could ever broke that image; however, Gertrude broke that idea by herself.

The line between love and madness is so thin that we might not realize when we are losing our minds. You do not want to be another Ophelia and become your life a tragedy, right? Life is so beautiful that it is not worth to suffer from someone who does not love you. Sometimes, you suffer because you get used to it. However, who can say what is normal and what is not? What is insane and what is not? Maybe we are all insane, we think that we love but we do not know what is love (baby don’t hurt me, no more hahaha) or what is to be in love. 

In my opinion, we were born "normal", but afterwards, we transform into sick people (especially when we are in love.) What do you think?

Romeo & Juliet, love at first sight?

In the previous video it was shown a school project about love at first sight. In the video the speaker said that there was significant scientific evidence that proved that this is possible. At the end she remembers the story of Romeo & Juliet as an example of this.

In my humble opinion, this is not true. Romeo did not fell in love with Juliet when he saw her for the first time.

Nowadays love at first sight does not exist, some can argue that back in Elizabethan times this was possibly, but I’m sorry I can’t imagine anyone so superficial to say he/she is in love with someone just for its appearance. Let’s remember that Romeo & Juliet’s love is a true love, not a superficial one.

What happened then? When/Why did they fall in love?

To me, when Romeo saw Juliet simply saw someone more handsome than Rosaline, someone who called his attention. This is why he was perplexed, but the thing is that the more he looked at her, the more fascinated he was, and then Romeo wanted to know who she was and what was going with her.

I don’t think it was love at first sight, but love somehow began there. I think that Romeo’s first impression of Juliet made him want to talk to her, and by talking love was born. In my opinion, Romeo was delighted and surprised by everything Juliet said. So now it was not only her appearance, but also her personality. As the play goes by, love increases.

In the balcony scene, the two lovers have the chance to speak alone, and every word they utter fascinates the other. Their love keeps confirming every time they speak.

 As you see, Romeo & Juliet did not fell in love right away, but their meeting served as a base for love to begin. 

What do you think? Do you think it was love at first sight? Do you think love at first sight is possible? Have you ever fell in love with someone by just looking at him/her?