Comparing Conundrum In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Shakespeare's Conundrum A study that looks into the sexual drive or sexual craving of adolescents provides a scientific perspective on this topic over a more philosophical one. A second study emphasizes that there are three core factors that play a role in the metaphorical term “falling in love”: attraction to one's physical appearance, finding one’s personality worthwhile, and believing that the other person has feelings for one’s self. Research has been conducted on whether love at first sight is a real possibility. This could be considered true for every person that happens to go only as far as the surface level of their beliefs. However, Romeo and Juliet were not in love and this could be proven through various studies. In a more descriptive

But when we throw the term around so liberally, especially before really knowing someone, we ultimately dilute its meaning” (Steinberg 1). This philosophical understanding depicts that Romeo and Juliet did not get to truly know each other. They can not find each other's personalities worthwhile due to not being able to accept one another for who they really are. Ultimately, they could not devote time and dedication to one another. Proving that Romeo and Juliet can’t be in love because they have not got to know oneself or give the devotion necessary to be considered in love. On the contrary, some individuals believe that Romeo and Juliet's love was true. This assumption can be proven through a similar analysis as the one before. Such as, scientists expressing, “we are genetically wired for the possibility of love at first sight, but why it happens to some people and not others is largely a matter of timing and self-assurance” (Bernstein 1). What Bernstein has taken away from these scientists is that love at first sight is possible, yet there are many components that go into this possibility of this actually

Self assurance correlates to the readiness of an individual in this sense, and yes timing is involved with loving a person, but more along the lines of the time it takes to faithfully get to know someone. When Romeo and Juliet decided that they were going to get married they had no indication of self assurance, other than when Romeo first proposed the idea of marriage, Juliet said, “It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden” (2.2./117). Even after Juliet tells Romeo that it is too rash, they continue on to get married without knowing each other. This further proves that neither of the two have any self-assure. As far as timing goes, Romeo and Juliet have not even spent a week together before getting wedded. Romeo and Juliet are not in love because even though there are studies to prove love at first sight is possible, it is not a possibility for the two. The reason being that what was driving the two to move so fast was testosterone, causing the sexual drive to be powerful, but also the idea that they couldn’t have found one anothers personalities worthwhile. Many investigations have been administered to demonstrate if love at first sight is existent, but they have been