Many people argue wether Romeo and Juliet is a true love story due to the fact that they got married in the matter of less than 24 hours from the time they met. The big question is if it is true love? Is it love at first sight or not? Some people believe in love at first sight but many do not. What does it take for two people to engage in true everlasting love? Different psychologists, marriage counselors, married couples might all have a different outlook on this. There is no way Romeo and Juliet could have loved each other the same way a true married couple does, Romeo already said he loved Juliet before he even got to know her. There are various factors that make love between a couple real and true love. What is real love? First of all, love isn't a …show more content…
Some say they have experienced love at first sight, but who's to say it was just luck. It is easy to confuse lust at first sight with love at first sight. You might have a favorite actor/actress and you may also find them sexually attractive. You might be attracted to them but you can't say you love them because you really don't know them (Cohen). When Romeo first saw Juliet he felt sexual attraction, he only talked about how beautiful she was, he never mentioned how beautiful she was in the inside. He confused lust with love and that is what got him killed in the end of the story. Seeing someone without the opportunity to know them is not a reason to love someone. In Romeo and Juliet, they both confess that they love each other without knowing each other. In the story Romeo never had time to have a conversation with Juliet and actually get to know her. Romeo and Juliet rushed their relationship, a relationship should never been rushed if you want it to last. It takes many years of being with someone to finally propose marriage to them. If rushed into marriage the relationship will probably not
Romeo and Juliet mistake their love for infatuation due to their physical attraction to each other. To begin with, the first time Romeo laid his eyes on Juliet at the Capulet party, he can not help but admire Juliet’s physical attributes and declares his emotion to be love. However, love at first sight is unlikely to occur (Brase). There is a difference between love at first sight and lust at first sight (Brase). Brase’s statement supports that Romeo and Juliet falling in love at first site is unlikely; however, lust at first sight is much more probable. Obviously, Romeo
Romantic love is shown when Shakespeare wrote,”O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art/ As glorious to this night being o’er my head,”(2.2.26-27). This quote shows Romeo in Capulet's orchard talking with Juliet. This quote shows importance because Romeo is so in love with her that he compares her to an angel. This scene takes place right after they meet for the first time, so it is clear that Romeo and Juliet fell in love at first sight. He shows romantic love of Romeo and Juliet when he wrote, “...you shall not stay alone/ Till holy church incorporate two in one.”(2.6.36-37). This quote shows Romeo and Juliet getting married by the friar. This is important because this scene isn’t even a full twenty-four hours after they met for the first time. Romeo and Juliet have not had enough time to get to know each other, yet they still get married. This proves that their romantic love has nothing to do with each others personality. Both of these quotes show the romantic love between Romeo and
Is love at first sight real? Romeo and Juliet fall in love at a Capulet party, despite having a family rivalry. In Romeo and Juliet, the couple is infatuated.
Romeo and Juliet were in deep love and if they would have just told there families they would still have a chance to live. The main theme of Romeo and Juliet is "when passion overrules reason, tragedy often follows", this is displayed in every act and every scene. Some events are a little easier to relate to the theme and some are very complicated but they all relate nonetheless. The passion is usually a emotion like love or fear. The reason is sometimes a possible consequence or a why something shouldn't be done. the tragedy is the result of over looking the reason. I think Shakespeare was trying to teach us not to let are emotions get the best of
Although the classic Shakespearean tragedy Romeo and Juliet depicts love at first sight between the two titular protagonists, such is not truly attainable in its entirety. Mainly, this is due to the nature of true love, which requires more than what can be obtained upon first sight, or even over the course of a few days, as in the case of Romeo and Juliet, where it is illustrated that the protagonists are so deeply in love with each other that they consider their romance to be of a higher priority than their own lives; that they had been willing to sacrifice themselves for their lover. In addition, love often segues
When they first met, the thing called love at first sight was there. They danced together, the love can be observed by their actions; the philosophy of behaviorism was in the story. They kissed as if they know what they were doing, even if they were only a teenager. Romeo finds a way to meet Juliet again, he went to Juliet’s house, throw sweet lines; tells her how much he loves Juliet. After that Romeo started to care for Juliet, he thinks of her every time. They got their secret marriage, only Friar and the nurse of Juliet knew about the wedding because Juliet knows that her parents will have an arranged marriage with someone she doesn’t
They only meet at a party (I.v.91) then are married within 15 hours (II.vi.35). In general, a person needs to really know another person to truly love them. For example, if you see someone across the room and thinks they are beautiful. You aren’t in love because you don't know them you just think they are beautiful. Therefore since, Romeo and Juliet just met and were married within 24 hours they don't really know each other so it's unlikely that they are in
Could you love someone so much to end your own life? Was Romeo and Juliet really in love, can you fall in love at first sight? This is the real question that is why I’m here to tell you my opinion. Did Romeo and Juliet really fall in love at first sight let’s find out.
Love at first sight does not exist. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy that starts with love at first sight. Shakespeare developed two ignorant, naïve, stubborn, narrow-minded, teenaged characters that ended up taking their own lives because they were led into temptation. A few examples of the temptation in which they were led were when Romeo was persuaded to go to a party without an invitation. That and they decided to get married without telling their parents the day after they met, and Juliet was basically engaged to Paris with a wedding date mere weeks from the day they got married.
Do You Believe in Love at First Sight? Everyone finds that special someone who steals their heart and makes them want to spend the rest of their life with them. In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet finds out who that person is and decides to marry her love Romeo. Juliet in the Romeo and Juliet is a complex character because she has no interest in falling love, but since she met Romeo her thoughts changed instantly.
Romeo and Juliet was Shakespeare’s most famous play which is about love of two teenagers of two rival families. Since Romeo’s family and Juliet’s family are rivals, their families don’t agree with the marriage of their children to each other. However, Romeo and Juliet despite the opposition of their families secretly get married at church and insist on reaching their goal of being together. The whole story is played in the theatre style of the Renaissance; audiences could see violence, young boys are playing female rolls without wearing masks, many scenes and time change. However, if it was played in Greek theatre style, the audience could see a different style of performance and there would be a different effect. In Greek Theatre we would
William Shakespeare was the man who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet, meaning that the play is fiction. So by that account, love at first sight is fiction and is not a viable reality. The play of Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy. A young couple driven to suicide because they could not be together is a tragic thing. Shakespeare called attraction love because it made the play all the more tragic. In Act 2 scene 2 Juliet says “Deny thy father and refuse thy name; or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I’ll no longer be a Capulet.” In this part Juliet is contemplating what it is to be a Capulet and what a Montague is. She seems to be willing to forget her family in order to be with Romeo, who she has not even known for a night.
In the play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare shows how quickly people can fall in love. Romeo and Juliet have not even known each other for a day and they claim they are in love. Some people find love easy, and for some people it takes a long time to find love. Romeo and Juliet do have a connection that is making them fall for eachother. Romeo and Juliet have known each other for a few hours, but they express their feeling so easily towards each other.
One of the events that can back up the fact that love at first sight does not exist is when Romeo “falls in love” with Juliet. Romeo falls in love with Juliet because he thinks that she is an absolute beauty explained as when he compares her to such beautiful
The story of Romeo and Juliet is one of love and terrible tragedy. Many people have argued if it was actually love that they were experiencing, or if it was just a physical attraction. The article, “Love At First Sight“ by Elizabeth Bernstein, provides facts that prove Romeo and Juliet were not in love, but experiencing strong infatuation with each other.