Romeo And Juliet's Misguided View Of Love

Early in the play, Romeo and Juliet meet and instantly fall in love. In the infamous balcony scene, they clearly express their love and decide to get married. Juliet says, “Three words, dear Romeo, and good night indeed. If that thy bend of love be honorable, Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow, By one that I’ll procure to come to thee, Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite, And all my fortunes at thy foot I’ll lay And follow thee my lord throughout the world,” (2.2.149-155). Juliet has confirmed that she wants to marry Romeo the next day so long as he gives her a notice the next day. Romeo and Juliet are so in love that they are willing to rush into this marriage, not truly thinking of what is about to come next. They don’t stop to think about what this marriage will mean for the rivalry between the families and they don’t understand that maybe it isn’t a good idea. If Romeo and Juliet had considered the trouble that this marriage would cause, perhaps they would not have gotten married so quickly. Later, once Romeo has been banished to Mantua and Juliet is told she must marry another guy named Paris, she is distraught and runs to Friar Lawrence. Once there, Friar tells Juliet of a plan that involves her faking her death using a concoction that will make her appear dead. Romeo will then find her and they will be reunited and live their lives together away from their feuding

William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, not only sparks themes of love, violence, individuality, and fate, but also of youth and immaturity. As one of the most famous tales of young love to every exist, Romeo and Juliet adds a certain effect of self destruction that comes along with the passionate feelings that escalate between the two young lovers. Throughout the play, the two teenagers discover the power of their love, only to be brought to a great demise due to foolishness and rash decisions. These poor choices are caused by the character's’ immaturity and inability to fully think out their actions.

William Shakespeare's timeless tragedy, "Romeo and Juliet," has captivated audiences for centuries with its poignant portrayal of young love doomed by the feuds of their families. While many perceive their tragic fate as inevitable, a closer examination reveals that Romeo and Juliet's impulsive decisions ultimately led to their untimely demise. By analyzing their choices throughout the play, it becomes evident that with greater wisdom and restraint, Romeo and Juliet could have avoided their tragic end and lived to cherish their love. From the moment they meet, Romeo and Juliet's love is characterized by impulsivity. Despite being sworn enemies, they fall deeply in love at first sight, oblivious to the consequences of their forbidden romance.

Friar hopes that the marriage between the two, young lovers will end the long going battle. The Friar then goes on to advise Romeo and says,“Wisely and slowly. They stumble that run fast”(Shakespeare 2.3.94). By telling Romeo the quote, the Friar is warning the two lovers to be patient and don’t rush into things because those that do will stumble and fall. Friar Lawrence is also saying that there is a chance for something good to come out of the marriage, but there is also the chance that something drastic might happen.

Romeo and Juliet’s excessive love and blind love are the most powerful ingredients to their self-destruction. The young lovers, Romeo and Juliet’s idolatry for each other symbolizes excessive love by them willing to go against their families and committing suicide at the

During this time before they are married, Romeo and Friar are waiting for Juliet in Friar Lawrence's cell. Juliet arrives and she and Romeo say their vows. Friar marries them as one saying “Come, come with me, and we will make short work; For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone. Till holy church incorporate two in one.” He marries them and directly after, Juliet has to go back home because her family only thinks she is gone for confession.

Romeo and Juliet first met with each other the night of Lord Capulet’s party and after speaking with each other once they had instantly fallen madly in love. They had been possessed by their intense feelings of love and admiration for one another and spent the night confessing it in the Capulet’s orchard whereupon they agreed that if their love was true, then they shall get married immediately so that they may spend the rest of their lives loving one another. As Juliet spoke to Romeo from atop her balcony, she proclaimed, “If that thy bent of love be honourable/Thy purpose marriage, send me a word to-morrow” (II.ii.149-150). Juliet explains to Romeo that if his love for her is true as he says and that his intentions are to marry her, then he shall send a messenger to her tomorrow with the news. The two teenagers’ plan to get married leads Romeo to seek out Friar Laurence in his cell so that he may ask him to perform this holy matrimony which ultimately sets the rest of the story in motion. Romeo later arrives to Friar Laurence’s cell to propose the idea about a possible marriage. “But come young waverer, come go with me./In one respect I’ll thy assistant be;/For this alliance may so happy prove/To turn your

By one that I’ll procure to come to thee where and what time thou wilt perform the rite-” (2.2.144-146). When Juliet committed to marry Romeo neither one of them knew the consequences that would follow. The lives they knew could not stay the same if they were together. Their relationship had to be a secret, only seeing each other at night before the daylight exposed the two forbidden lovers. The hasty decision to get married was one of the decisions that lead to both their deaths. If they had never met Romeo and Juliet would have both been alive and continued their lives as they knew them to be. Even though

In Act III of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare illustrate the destructive nature of love by exiling Romeo from verona. In act 3 Tybalt and Mercutio fight. Mercutio ends up dying by Tybalt, Romeo gets mad and he challenges Tybalt to fight him. Romeo and Tybalt fight and Tybalt falls and dies. Romeo gets banished, and Juliets is so sad she doesn't know what to do.

and he says 'the bawdy hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon'

The definition of love is a deep, intense feeling of affection. There are many different types of love. Some variations of love are unrequited love, romantic love, parental love, and agape, or brotherly love. Unrequited love and parental love are two prominent types of love in the beginning of Romeo and Juliet. Unrequited love is a one sided or lustful love.

He is talking about Juliet when he first sees her. He instantly falls in love with Juliet’s beauty and questions if he loved before he saw Juliet. Romeo wants to make Juliet his and after Juliet falls in love with him, they get married. You would not get married to anyone you do not love, especially the day after you met them. Later on in the story, Romeo and Juliet get seperated

Romeo begins to lose himself in his love and lust for Juliet and cannot do what he pleases to do nor describe how in love he is due to who Juliet and him are and the relationship their families have with each other. As the young couple have quickly advanced to marriage, it’s as if Romeo is under some sort of spell and can’t control his actions. When Romeo goes to Friar Laurence to discuss marriage with Juliet, he tries his best to get the Friar to agree to marry the two very young lovers, keep in mind this is over the span of two or three days. “Then plainly know my heart’s dear love is set on the fair daughter of rich Capulet. As mine on hers, so hers is set on mine, and all combined, save what thou must combine by holy marriage. When, and where, and how we met, we wooed, and made exchange of vow, I’ll tell thee as we pass.

What is love? Is it an object? Is it a feeling? Is it even attainable? Love is everything, it is an object, it is an emotion, and it cannot be bought, stolen, given. Love can only be found. Love is discovered in the most unthinkable places during the most unimaginable times. It can never be predicted who you fall in love with or when you do but all you do know is that you are in love and you would give anything for that person, and for your love to always stay resilient through all other obstacles and distractions. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Montague’s and Capulet’s are know and expected to hate each other until the miracle of love presented its self. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. They both fell in love when

Shakespeare understood that with young love came rebellion, (which upon Juliet’s marriage to Paris being advanced ahead of time), made the lovers more determined to defy their scorning families and the chain of being. Had their families ceased their feud and with time, let their children get to personally know each other, their young love might’ve extended into true love. Shakespeare presents the complexities and faults with young love in the play with rebellion and time as catalysts in their downfall, suggesting a negative view of the human nature.