Lust In Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

The story of Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare. It is about two “star-crossed lovers,” according to a majority of today’s society. In reality, it is about a thirteen year old girl and a boy somewhere between fifteen and nineteen. These teens get themselves into trouble over lust that they believe to be love. In the end, Romeo and Juliet’s impatience and their families’ generations-long battle cause their ultimate demise.

William Shakespeare published Romeo and Juliet in 1597 in London, England. At this time, daughters were still being married off at young ages, such as thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen. The average lifespan was much shorter than today’s, due to lack of medical knowledge, therefore marrying young

Both teen’s brains are too clouded with lust and determination for them to realize what is truly going on. Romeo’s friends are attempting to cheer him up because Romeo is upset that a girl likes, Rosaline, does not like him. Rosaline has also “made a vow to be a virgin forever” (line 208). Romeo has been pouting that he cannot have the girl he wants, so his friends want to lighten his mood. They encourage him to attend a party at the Capulet house, the rival family of his, the Montagues, and this is where he first sees

Juliet is then placed in her family tomb while the city of Verona mourns her loss. Meanwhile, Romeo’s man, Balthasar, rides from Verona to Mantua to relay the sad news of Juliet’s death to his sir. Romeo, upon hearing the news, becomes rash and buys poison from a poor apothecary to end his life. He then rides back to Verona with Balthasar to die in Juliet’s tomb, two days after her burial.

Count Paris is at Juliet’s tomb spreading flowers when Romeo begins approaching, so Paris hides, imploring who would be visiting his beloved’s tomb so late at night. He sees that Romeo is the visitor and demands he let him bring Romeo in to be arrested for killing Tybalt. Romeo is angered by this disturbance and Paris’ refusal to leave him be so that he may die alone. Paris and Romeo dual, and Romeo kills Paris, not knowing exactly who he had been fighting until after killing him. Feeling guilty for having been the cause of yet another death, Romeo places Paris in the Capulet’s