Forbidden love
Love between people whom society, law, morality, or circumstance prohibits from being together. Forbidden love is often presented as tragic, compelling, or transgressive, raising questions about social constraints and individual desire.
Real World
Romeo and Juliet's love is forbidden by family enmity — Shakespeare uses the prohibition not just for tragedy but to argue that social hatred is more destructive than the transgression of two teenagers defying it.
Exam Focus
Always identify what specifically forbids the love (class, law, family, religion) — vague references to 'society' lose AO3 marks.
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