ALright. So it just dawned on me that Romeo from Romeo and Juliet is likely a necrophiliac... any ideas?

What makes you think that?

AmishRakeFight

ALright. So it just dawned on me that Romeo from Romeo and Juliet is likely a necrophiliac... any ideas?
Not really. So he was still in love with Juliet even after she's died...wouldn't you still love a woman if it is your, as the prologue of that (severely retarded) story points out, "star-crossed lover"?
Also, he didn't fuck the dead body, so he's not a necrophiliac.

Also, it's impossible to love somebody who is dead; after all, they don't exist anymore. But I suppose it's possible to love the memory of somebody.

AmishRakeFight

Also, it's impossible to love somebody who is dead; after all, they don't exist anymore. But I suppose it's possible to love the memory of somebody.
No, it's possible to love them and not just the memory of them, that is what a necrophiliac is (if he fufills the prior requirement and shags her rotten, literally).

It's necessary to determine what "they" are exactly; if "they" are their concious mind, then no, it's impossible to love them, because their mind is no longer in their shell of the body. But if the body is "them", then yes, it is possible to love them once they have deceased. Also, if "they" are a combination of both the mind and the body, then love is being made to approximately one half of them, as the mind is no longer present after death (inside their body, at least).

AmishRakeFight

Of course "them" means body. The 'conciousness', etc. are all just various terms used to describe electrical impulses generated by the body.

Then yes, Romeo was a necrophilliac.

AmishRakeFight

I think necrophiliac would be a bit of a harsh term to give Romeo. Necrophilia means more of an interest to be with the dead person even though they're dead. Romeo, though he does kiss her "dead" body, doesn't want to be with the body, he wants Juilet the person. That why he kills himself, to be with her in heaven or some such.