Infatuation In Romeo And Juliet

Abhaiypratap Singh Dhaliwal

Ms. Opjeet Sandhu

ENG-2D

January 24, 2023

Infatuated Love & the Story of Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a play revolving around a certain theme called “Love.” Love comes in many different forms such as true love, in which both partners accept each other’s positives and negatives and work together to form a bright future. True love usually takes much longer than the love formed at first sight, also known as infatuated love. Infatuated love is a type of affection in which a lover can see someone as a flawless individual. According to Dr. Lauren Fogel Mercy, a licensed psychologist from the Arizona School of Professional Psychology, “When I think of infatuation, I think of someone who has

Such include desperation, extra-possessiveness and craving for the presence of the other partner involved. During this relationship between Romeo and Juliet, both have a desperation for a lover and both feel a craving for each other’s presence. Sometimes, such emotions can lead to disrespect to family and close friends but also can persuade the lovers to take rash actions. According to PhyschCentral, featuring Sarah Moore, the feelings that come along with infatuation are often similar to a “high, such as a longing anticipation of their so-called “lover’s” arrival and an intense craving usually leading to heightened arousal. An example from the play, Juliet states, Love's messengers should be thoughts, which fly ten times faster than sunbeams. They should be strong enough to push shadows over the dark hills. That's the way doves carry Venus so fast, and that's why Cupid has wings that let him fly as fast as the wind (juliet 2.5). By examining this quote from the play, it shows how Juliet is impatient for Romeo’s response and that she craves Romeo’s presence, which is a major sign of infatuated love. Along with that reaction, she disrespected her loved ones and close ones because of a man she met only a few hours ago. There is however one major sign which displays Romeo and Juliet’s relationship as built-on beauty. This sign is how fast this relationship progressed. True love takes time. Partners

It is neither true love nor fake love. It is a love which can lead to true love but can lead to a breakup just as fast, In short, Romeo and Juliet may have an infatuated relationship but there can also be chances for it to become true love at one point in time. True love takes time and usually, the person one might love at first sight usually isn’t their dream partner. But in the case of Romeo and Juliet, it is possible that there was some connection forming. But we cannot negate the fact that both knew that this decision was wrong and that it would lead to consequences and yet, Romeo and Juliet continued. They both created this perfect character out of themselves and forgot about the whole Montague and Capulet situation. In simple words, the most typical form of love that infatuated people desire is a genuine romantic connection, which combines emotional support, affectionate bonding, and sexual attraction. These three points clearly describe the intentions of both Romeo and Juliet. Many confuse the love between Romeo and Juliet to be true love but there is a clear difference. According to licensed mental health counsellor Grace Suh, "If infatuation turns bidirectional, with the sense of security from both parties, you're off to a good start." Infatuation usually can be the first step to true love in some cases and Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is one such case. Both love each other obsessively however, there is a sense