Shakespear the Anti-Lover

I want to explore the cynicism of Shakespearean romances. When it comes to Shakespeare's romances, they are always either unbelievable or they end in tragedy. I want to argue that Shakespeare is not the romantic that many people believe he is but one who does not believe in the idealistic love that many people hope is out there. He shows this through the romantic relationships in his plays.

I would like to read Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and Twelfth Night.