Love is a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection to pleasure. It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment.Hatred is a deep and emotional extreme dislike. It can be directed against individuals, groups, entities, objects, behaviors, or ideas. Hatred is often associated with feelings of anger, disgust and a disposition towards hostility.They both link into emotion the only difference is the physical reaction is different. Love and hate are similar but not the same, my point is that love can cause hateful acts and using Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Robert Browning Porphyria’s Lover I will show you the effects of love and the hate it brings. 

Cassius persuaded Brutus into wanting Caesar dead.“I do fear the people choose Caesar for their king” this was the first sign of Brutus’s begrudge behavior towards Caesar, but still not a hateful action was made.“That you do love me, I am nothing jealous; what you would work me to, I have some aim” this is where friendship and respect are should by Brutus, these are two factors which link in with love.

In Julius Caesar love is shown by Brutus towards Caesar . “If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar’s, to him I say that Brutus’ love to Caesar was no less than his” Brutus loved Caesar like a brother , but couldn’t stand the wrong he was doing so this result in a hateful act towards Caesar . A conspiracy was formed to take down Julius , full of people who loved him so much that the had to kill him. “The only way is to kill Caesar. I have no personal reason to strike at him—only the best interest of the people. He wants to be crowned” this is known as altruism , worrying about others and their well-being . Brutus’s love for Rome was greater than the love towards Caesar this made Brutus and honorable man , because what he done wasn’t a selfish act and the people agreed.

“For Brutus is an honorable man ; so are they all , all honorable men , come I speaking Caesar’s funeral”  For a hateful act love has come from it , Brutus done what no man dared to do for the greater good of the people . Julius Caesar was seen as a dictator , King , Friend and even adviser but he was a man playing god , he’s cockiness was he down fall. “But I am constant as the northern star, Of whose true-fix,d and resting quality there is no fellow in the firmament” This is Caesar showing his brash being consumed by his position in the hierarchy, at this point this is where it is a thin line between love and hate .

” I could be well moved, if I were as you “ Caesar’s attitude towards his people was impudent, he though of himself as a GOD and his people lower than himself. ” Et Tu, Brute ? “ Brutus loved Caesar so much that he hated him, Brutus stood by him and supported his decisions.“Let’s be sacrifices, but not butchers” There was hesitation to kill Caesar not out of dismay but respect , Shakespeare shows that if you love someone in any way and you do a grim act towards them  it takes a toll on them mentally as well as physically. 

Porphyria’s Lover shows unrequited love,by hateful actions, ” Blaze up , and all the cottage warm “ the speaker man’s it sound as if Porphyria changes the very atmosphere in the room , meaning she is significant  this is a sign of love . The speaker denied inflicting pain on Porphyria ” I am quite sure she felt no pain “ so blinded by love that he committed a hateful act . Love is presented as a problem by Robert Browning, the speaker describes Porphyria as a child would describe Christmas, with excitement and joy but yet how is she died ? The fact that the speaker is talking about the event after its happens but in the last quote uses present tense. ” All night long we have not stirred,and yet ,God has not said a word “ he feels as if judgment has not been appointed yet this is when self-hate starts to surface and regret is a default emotion causing him to think about what he done. Robert Browning is showing how love is received and processed . The reader  is recalling the event until the end where he speaks in present tense, ” and thus, we sit together now ” this shows he killed Porphyria before he started the story. ” Yet God has not said a word! “ this is where the character was looking for forgiveness.