The bottle of potion suggests the theme of love vs. hate, death, and grief in the play. Romeo, one of the main characters, is a very good looking, smart, and sympathetic person. While in love with Juliet, he finds himself in a mess. Romeo got the news of Juliet's death back in Verona. Romeo is devastated and cannot live without his wife, Juliet. After his fight with Paris in the middle of the night, Romeo says to himself, “Come Bitter conduct, come, unsavory guide! Thou desperate pilot, how at once run on the dashing Rocks thy seasick weary bark! Here’s to my love. [DRINKING.] O true apothecary, Thy drugs are quick. Thus a kiss I die” (5.3.116). Romeo experiences the feeling of grief with his wife's death and needs to be with her. The family