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This story is clearly about love as the whole tragedy in the story begins and ends with love. Love, is a most complex, powerful and dangerous emotion. Although a lot of people die, they are dying for their love or to help a loved one in need. There is a lot of hatred in the play, but I feel that love is really the main focus. Most of what the do and how they act is affected by love for another character. At the beginning of the play you see Romeo lovesick and very unhappy because he is in love with Rosaline and she does not love him. He goes off on his own to ‘sulk’. Benvolio tries to cheer him up because he loves him but Romeo does not wish to talk about the subject. Benvolio is worried for Romeo and talks to Romeo’s father about how Romeo loved Rosaline and now he is lovesick. However this lovesick Romeo completely changes to a Romeo madly in