Romeo And Juliet: Was It Love?

Who’s To Blame? Have you ever wondered what it would be like for two families to hate each other. Well that is what it is like in the story of Romeo and Juliet. In Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet are lovers who face a tragic ending. Fate and feud are to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet.

Despite their endless love, Romeo and Juliet feel obligated to keep their love undercover. After The lovers meet, Juliet says ¨My only love sprung from my only hate¨ (I.v.135). When Romeo realizes he wants to marry Juliet he goes to Friar Lawrence, who says ¨For this alliance may so happy prove./ To turn your households´ rancour to pure love. (II.iii.93-94). He agrees to the marriage in hopes it will mend the family feud.

“If they do see thee, they will Murder thee. ”(73) This shows us that Romeo is willing to die for Juliet. If Romeo had been less loyal to the people around him, many lives would have been

This caused Romeo to cry even more than he already was. Their is no poison being prepared, nobody is sharpening their knives, nobody is preparing for my death, no matter how much I deserve it. Instead they banish me. For being banished is just as good as death.

When Juliet learns of Romeos presence, she states “If they do see thee, they will murder thee. ”(Line 70). Unmoved by this, he claims that “My life were better ended by their hate than death prorogued, wanting of thy love. ”(Line

Mini-Essay: Romeo and Juliet The play, “Romeo and Juliet,” revolves around two feuding families. The plot of this play occurs over a span of three days. In this time, Romeo and Juliet meet. Romeo is from the Montague family and Juliet is from the Capulet family. Since they were from feuding families, they were not supposed to meet, or get along.

As Friar Laurence warns Romeo, "These violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which, as they kiss, consume" (II.vI.9-15). This foreshadows the tragic end of their story and suggests that their love was not strong enough to withstand the obstacles they faced. Another reason is, their impulsiveness and rash decisions ultimately led to their tragic end, indicating that their love may not have been as strong as they initially believed. As Romeo himself acknowledges, "O, I am fortune's fool!"

The tragic romance of Romeo and Juliet is known as the greatest examples of true love. But do those who believe they are in love, know the difference between love and lust? If they were to be in love, why is there such lack of evidence to prove the fact that they truly are in love? In the song, “In my life,” by the Beatles, they say, “And these memories lose their meanings when I think of love as something new.” This links to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet because Romeo stated, “Did my heart love till now ?

After seeing her for the first time, Romeo immediately fell in love and developed strong feelings for Juliet, the daughter of Capulet. This led to the dilemma of loving the enemy, all because Mercutio persuaded Romeo to go to the party. “If love be rough with you, be rough with love. Prick love for pricking and you beat love down…” (I.iv.27-28).

Thy drug is quick. Thus with a kiss, I die and when Juliet wakes up from the potion and finds Romeo dead, she says her last words before she joins him to ‘’This is sheath; there, rust, and let me die. It is evident from this scene that hate is shown to be stronger than love because hate is the reason Romeo and Juliet died. The hate that their families had agencies each other was the cause of their death. If hate wasn’t stronger than love Romeo and Juliet wouldn’t have died.

William Shakespeare warns that love is closely followed by violence, and death, through the events of Romeo and Juliet 's sexual experience, and their death. Romeo and Juliet 's first sexual experience is closely followed by arguing and talking about death. This situation stresses Shakespeare’s lesson about how love is closely followed by violence. Love being followed by violence and death has been clearly shown in the middle of the play, after Romeo and Juliet have their first sexual experience.

(I, v, l.140-141). She decides her love is more importnat than her family and muses to Romeo, “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.” ( II, ii, l. 34-36) She still pursues and has intentions to continue her relationship as she says "this bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath, may prove a beauteous flower when next we meet."

Romeo: One angry look from you is so much worse than twenty of your family members with swords. Look at me kindly, I’m invincible against their hatred. 27. Juliet: I would give anything to keep them from seeing you out here. 28.

She says in the play "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? 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." WHich means that she loves Romeo so much she will not be a part of her family no more so she can be with romeo even tho they have only known eachother for less than 24 hours. She says early in the play that

Alan Watts once said, “Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.” (brainyquotes.com). Watts is saying that we can't just say that we love someone, we have to feel our heart swell with the love we have for that person. In William Shakespeare's, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet are not truly in love because they automatically fall ‘in love’ after seeing each other once, they decide to get married a few hours after they meet and they are too immature to actually know what love is . One reason Romeo and Juliet are not truly in love is that they fell in love right after they meet (lust at first sight).