Romeo and Juliet did find true love with each other. Many opponents have stated though that Romeo and Juliet did not find true love. Romeo and Juliet found love even as they were separated by their families, and that they cared about each other that they married each other, but their relationship moved way too hastily due to the emotion of the two. Romeo and Juliet was published by William Shakespeare during the 1600s in England. The story is about Romeo and Juliet finding love with each other while their families are clashing in Verona, Italy during the 1300s due to Romeo’s actions. Romeo and Juliet had found love even though they were from different families that were often conflicting with each other. When Juliet had found out from the Nurse …show more content…
She stated, “My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown and known too late! Prodigious birth of love it is to me, That I must love a loathed enemy” (Shakespeare 1.5.156). This was an important moment for Juliet as she was supposed to marry Paris – a nobleman that her parents had arranged – whom she didn’t want to marry. When she danced with Romeo at the party, that all changed as she found love at first sight. She had ignored the Nurse’s comment and decided that he was the true person to love. Romeo also had fallen in love with Juliet at the party at first sight. Romeo exclaimed, “It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! everyday use So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows, appears, white, among As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows” (1.5.56). In other words, when Romeo saw Juliet for the first time, they had fallen in love at first sight. He had ignored all of the other relationships he had in his life, as he had known that Juliet was the …show more content…
For instance, Romeo was recently interested in another girl, Rosaline, before Romeo had his sights in Juliet. This had caused concerned for the Friar as he had made a comment about Rosaline. He commented, “Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! Is Rosaline, whom1 thou didst love so dear, So soon forsaken? Young men's love then lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes” (2.3.75). The Friar made this comment as he was shocked that Romeo moved on from Rosaline. This is important as Romeo had dumped Rosaline due to his emotions after seeing Juliet. Additionally, Juliet had also made her love based on emotion, instead of using reasoning and thinking. This was shown before she had drank the potion. She thought, “What if this mixture do not work at all? Shall I be married then tomorrow morning? No, no, this shall forbid it…Romeo, I come! This do I drink to thee” (4.3.55). She was more concerned that the potion would not work instead of being concerned about her possible death drinking the potion. In fact, she did not even consider the possibility of death while thinking about all of the ways it could go wrong. This shows that she obviously cared about Romeo based on emotion more than her death. At last, during their final moments, they had acted irrationally. When Juliet had seen Romeo’s dead body, she had acted based on her