Romeo and Juliet - Love vs. Infatuation Throughout Romeo and Juliet, they show that their “love” is actually infatuation and it is made of their immaturity. Due to them being so young their brains are underdeveloped and they don't know what love is truly like, so they go off of their looks instead of their feelings. This immaturity and infatuation for each other are what ultimately cost them their lives. Romeo and Juliet is a play that was written by the famous playwright, Shakespeare. It takes place in Verona Italy where there are two rivaling families and their children fall in love with each other. They demonstrate how young love is immature and dangerous. Their infatuation for each other blinded them to logical decisions, costing them their lives. Romeo and Juliet show how dangerous young love is through their immaturity and infatuation. …show more content…
Romeo and Juliet met only three days before he decided that he wanted to marry Juliet. To tell Juliet about this he sends Juliet’s Nurse with a message telling her where to go so they can get married to each other, without even asking her father or thinking if this was a good idea or not. “And there she shall at Friar Laurence’s cell be shriveled and married” (Shakespeare, Act 2, Scene 4, Line 184-185). This idea shows how even though they met very recently, they are so immature to think that they are in love and should get married. The purpose of the quote is to show how dangerous young love is because of the immaturity it holds, like how quickly they are to marry each other is dangerous because it could get them both into serious trouble. This shows the danger of young love because of their immaturity to know what true love is like and their quickness to make bad