Lust In Romeo And Juliet

Everybody knows the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet written by the great William Shakespeare. The story that involves a love affair between individuals from feuding families. Romeo and Juliet, two star crossed lovers who fall so deeply in love that they both end up killing themselves just to be with one another. Many would consider it to be one of the greatest love stories of all time. However, Romeo and Juliet were not in love. It was lust and infatuation that made them feel like they were. Romeo and Juliet begins with a prologue, a short introduction in the form of a sonnet, which sets the stage in Verona, Italy, where two noble families, the Montague and the Capulets are involved in a long-standing feud. Romeo, feeling heartbroken over his unrequited love for Rosaline, a woman he was deeply in love with, attends a masquerade ball hosted by the Capulets. There, he meets Juliet and instantly falls in love with her. This

When Romeo goes to visit Friar Lawrence to ask him to marry them, Friar Lawrence is taken by surprise because of Romeo's loss of love for Rosaline and new found love for Juliet, a girl he just met. Friar Lawrence makes his thoughts clear by saying “Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear, So soon forsaken? young men's love then lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes” (II.iii.70-72). Friar Lawrence is implying that he disbelieves it's love because of Romeo's perception of love. He thinks that Romeo is seduced by Juliet's looks, and that young men's passions simply belong to the prettiest girl to cross their paths. There is no depth or profoundness to their love. It's saying that young men dont love with their hearts, but with their eyes, and their lustful thoughts. Friar Lawrence still marries Romeo and Juliet. Only for the reason that their marriage will end the feud between the Montagues and Capulets. He does not believe that Romeo and Juliet are in