Comparing Lawrence's The Tragedy Of Romeo And Juliet

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In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,” Romeo and Juliet believe that they are madly in love with each other and are ready to wed and run away, after having only known each other less than a full day. They presume that in order to be together, they must flee Verona and their families to live a new life. While this is one option they have, Romeo and Juliet did not clearly consider all options. From my view, they had other options than sacrificing all of their family and friends for their ‘true’ love. In Act II Scene III of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo speaks to Friar Lawrence about finding a new love. Romeo describes how he has moved on from Rosaline and onto a new woman, which shocks the Friar. He states in lines 66-68: “Is Rosaline, that thou didst