Is it possible for two ex lovers to have a strictly platonic friendship prior to their relationship? Do the emotions of love, jealousy, and infatuation between a pair ever completely depart from both parties in the relationship? There are a few instances in the musical Rent within different relationships where this question may be considered. The relationships between Roger and Mimi and between Mark and Maureen are the two main relationships that pertain to this …showed first 75 words of 768 total…

…showed last 75 words of 768 total…easy or comfortable. Usually there is one person in the relationship who is more comfortable with the aftermath. It seems as though failed relationships have either a bitter ending, one person who is still in love with the other, or reconciliation resulting in a new try at the relationship. Overall, the relationships in Rent depict the results of break ups and the dynamics of the new relationships that result, none of which are strictly platonic.