Comparing Lust In Romeo And Juliet

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 ? Forswear it sight!” Before Romeo said this, he had been talking about Rosaline, and how she does not love him back and how much it hurt. Shakespeare once asked, “Was there ever a more tragic love than of this Romeo and Juliet?” If Romeo

Their hormones start to rage, which could possibly be why Romeo and Juliet thought they were in love. Lust, sometimes is described as a sexual attraction. In one of Juliet's soliloquies before the night Romeo came, she said, “Gallop apace…/ lovers can see to do their amorous rites…/It best agrees with night…/O’ I have bought the mansion of a love/ But not possessed it; and though I am sold,/ Not yet enjoyed.” (Act 3 Scene 2 1-30) In this soliloquy, she explains that she does not want to wait until he gets there, possibly due to her hormones, especially since she is barely into her teenage years. She is pretty much saying that they could do whatever they desire, after he arrives there, of course. “It best agrees with night,” maybe means that it is typical to do any sexual interaction at night, when it is dark ,which is also the time most children or teenagers would sneak out, which makes it seem more “daring” for both of them. “O’ I have bought a mansion of a love”, could mean that the house is big enough for any sound to not make it to anyone else's ears. Or, she means that it is big enough for both of them. Which could resort to it meaning that the house gives off that certain feeling. “But not possessed it; and thought I am not sold,/ Not yet enjoyed,” She says this meaning she has not yet lost her virginity, she hasn't experienced what it is like, plus she has never gone that

/ That I must love a loathèd enemy.” (1.5. 138- 141) Romeo and Juliet's family hate each other for an unknown reason. This could be what is making them desire each other so much. They feel like they should not be near each other, since all their other family members hate each other. Romeo, in multiple instances, tries to get to Juliet, unseen. If her family sees him, they could get in trouble. They get married immediately, without anyone really knowing, maybe because once they’re in it, no one can take them out of it. Also, they may have been trying to fix their families, by bringing them together. This sort of relates to the movie Alpha and Omega, when Humphrey and Kate unite the alphas and omegas, and Lilly and Garth unite the packs. Humphrey was an omega, and Kate was an alpha. Omegas are silly and wild, while alphas are strong and controlling. Alphas were not allowed to marry omegas, until they broke the rule, and everyone realized it was not a problem. And when Lilly and Garth got married, they united the packs, after it was forbidden for them to do so. The two packs were enemies, until then. After Romeo and Juliet got married, they could have brought the two families together, which explains why lust was created by the forceful separation between their