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What Is Romeo And Juliet True Love

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In 1940, an English nurse meets a German soldier. There is an immediate attraction between them despite their allegiance to their respective countries. The Soldier goes back to his barracks that night and decides that he cannot live without the nurse so the next day he decides to ask her to run away with him. As they are escaping the soldier is caught by his superiors. Still hiding in the woods, the nurse watches as her lover is executed. In response, she pulls out her pistol and pulls the trigger. Their impetuousness is what ultimately led to their demise. The story of the nurse and the soldier are akin to Romeo and Juliet as they both think their love is worth dying for despite only knowing each other for a short time. “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare explores love and infatuation between two young lovers. Romeo and Juliet do not have true love because their youth fooled them into mistaking infatuation for love. …show more content…

Just days before he was married to Juliet, Romeo emphatically professes his love for Rosaline calling her the “all-seeing sun” (1.2.98). Romeo bases his obsession, or love, of Rosaline on physical attractiveness. He calls his completely superficial infatuation love because he has not had the experiences to discern puppy love from true love. When Romeo met Juliet at the party he fell instantly in love with her, not unlike Rosaline, to him she has an allure “Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear— Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear” (1.5.53-54). After setting his eyes on Juliet, Romeo completely forgets Rosaline, the woman he claimed that he was in love with just hours earlier. Seeing as Juliet is more beautiful than Rosaline, Romeo decides to dump the supposed love of his life for a girl he has not even met. Romeo is unsure of his own affections, giving them to whatever woman he deems most

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