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The Infatuation Of Love In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo is not really in love with Juliet; he is infatuated with her. At the start of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Romeo thinks that he is “out of [Rosaline's] favor, where [he is] in love (1.1.168). He spends the bulk of the first act sulking because he thinks he has been shunned by his one and only. When Romeo first sees Juliet he says “ for I neer saw true beauty till this night” (1.5.53). This quote shows how unsatisfied Romeo is about love. He goes from moping around about Rosaline to ditching her for Juliet. Even the friar realizes Romeo’s fanciful idea of love is far out. “young men’s love then lies” (2.3.67). The Friars comment about the dissatisfaction of young men’s love shows how Romeo's infatuation with Juliet really comes from

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