The Four Types Of Love By C. S. Lewis

Love cannot be defined by one definition, as the word love can be comprised of four different types of feeling. The categories that love can be sorted into are Storge, Philia, Eros, and Agape. C.S Lewis, the author of “The Four Loves,” writes about these types of love and describes how each of them is different. I think using these four types of love is the best way to describe love because love is such a controversial topic, where every person’s opinion on the word can be correct but different at the same time.

To begin, the first category of love, storge, is a Greek word meaning empathy bond. This love can be described as fondness of familiarity. In “Romeo and Juliet,” Lady Capulet says, “ I beg for justice, which thou, prince must give. Romeo slew Tybalt; Romeo must not live”(III.i.180-181) Tybalt, portrayed as a cruel and prejudice man, is hated by most; even Lord Capulet shows disapproval of the actions of Tybalt. However, he is family, and that natural love makes the Capulet family want his death avenged. This empathetic bond can be broken if necessary as Lord Capulet tells Juliet, “ But, an you will not wed, I’ll pardon you!” This quote describes the breakage of the empathy bond because Lord Capulet who loves his daughter will still abandon her if she chooses not to marry Paris.

Additionally, another category of love is philia. Philia is a Greek word for friend bond and can be described as love between friends that are as close as siblings. The term, “brother from