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Love In Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has been a world famous play for years. Romeo and Juliet are known as star-crossed lovers by the public eye. The play is about two young adults that are part of two families who have a rivalry. Romeo and Juliet meet at a party and instantly believe they are in love. Their love is forbidden, but they claim it is too strong to be broken. The next day a secret wedding takes place Shortly after the wedding, Romeo kills Juliet's cousin and is banished from their city. Juliet fakes her death because she wants to be with Romeo. Romeo kills himself to be with Juliet because he is unaware that Juliet is not dead. Juliet wakes up too late, and has no other choice but to kill herself to be with Romeo. Romeo and Juliet’s love happened too fast, love that happens too quickly leads to a lack of understanding the other person and someone second-guessing their feelings. Juliet did not completely understand how she felt about Romeo. According to Anne Bradstreet love is worth “more than whole mines of gold” (5). Bradstreet is a poet that speaks of how deeply she loves her husband. In her eyes, love is the most important thing in the world. If this is so, then someone should know if they are in love. Juliet was unsure how she felt about Romeo. Juliet believed that their love was “too rash, too unadvised, to sudden” (Shakespeare 2.2.118). Romeo responded by telling her that he was unsatisfied. Juliet went on to say that she did love Romeo. Very quickly

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