Does love really conquer all? A play where it does is called Romeo and Juliet and was written by William Shakespeare in 1597 about a pair of star crossed lovers that took their lives while trying to be with each other. Their parents hated one another and wanted nothing to do with each other, although this play is still a romance because they fell in love at first sight, they put aside everything else for each other and they even died with each other. Romeo and Juliet first met at her fathers party and when Romeo saw her he said,“Forswear it, sight, For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.” Romeo was completely in love with her before he had even met her despite the fact he was to be married to Rosaline. His attraction towards Juliet was too great and ended up marrying her the next day. Juliet was in love with him too, but she was supposed to marry Paris. Even so, when they met they both forgot all about their spouses and planned to be together forever. The only thing holding them back was their parents life long feud. …show more content…
That meant there was no chance for their approval of this new found love attraction. This made Juliet upset and the night after the dance while she was sitting on her balcony she said how much she wished Romeo wasn’t a Montague so they could be together. She put it as,”that which we call a rose by any other name, would smell just as sweet” Romeo had lingered after the capulet ball and heard what juliet had said. He told her that he felt the same way and with the help of Juliet’s nurse and Friar Laurence they got married the next