This may sound unorthodox, but in my
opinion Romeo and Juliet were NOT in
love, but instead were infatuated. It seemed that Romeo and Juliet were
constantly looking for sex. People in love are patient, and usually good
friends. Romeo hardly knew Juliet and they were married in a matter of days.
They didn't even think about the consequences of there marriage.
Romeo and Juliet didn't think about the
consequences and in act 2, scene 3 Romeo says that if he's caught he would
gladly die. When Juliet takes the elixir she wonders if might be poison, or
maybe it won't work and she'd have to marry Paris instead, maybe Romeo wouldn't
be there to open the tomb and she would suffocate, but she didn't care, instead
she took the elixir and didn't care if she died.
Those who are infatuated want only sex in
a relationship.
In act 2 scene 2,
the balcony scene, Romeo says "O wilt thou leave me unsatisfied?"
when they next meet they want only sex before they knew each others name. When
they saw each other to be married at Friar Lawerence to be married they
couldn't get off each other. The only reason Romeo went to Manteca was to sneak
into Juliet's room to spend the night.
People who are in love are usually
friends first. Romeo and Juliet knew each other two days before they were
married. when they first met they had to ask around and find out the others
name. On the balcony Juliet barely knows his name and already she was talking
about her "love" for Romeo. Romeo got away from his friends just to
see Juliet
again and he
heard her talking about him.
Therefore, from the scenes mentioned in
this essay it's plain to see that Romeo and Juliet were infatuated instead of
in love.
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