It can be simple to call a relationship true love, but it is often an obsession. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, a play written by William Shakespeare, entails the story of two lovers and their complicated relationship, but it cannot be considered romance. Romeo and Juliet’s immature mentalities result in their fascination with their secret relationship, eventually making them obsess over one another instead of expressing love.
Romeo finds Juliet alluring because his immaturity spurs him to enjoy their relationship’s notions of secrecy, risk, and beauty. When Romeo agrees to marry Juliet hours after he meets her, he immediately runs to Friar Lawrence. Yet, when meeting Benvolio and Mercutio, his closest friends, he mentions nothing of such a life-changing event, even as Mercutio teases, "Alas poor Romeo! he is already dead; stabbed with a white wench’s black eye" (20). Romeo lets his
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Romeo’s immaturity urges him to enjoy their relationship’s secrecy, thus hiding it from his closest confidants, Mercutio and Benvolio, for the thrill. Romeo and Juliet are not allowed to interact due to their familial conflict, but in secretly doing so, Romeo gets control over part of his life, specifically his love. Even so, Romeo continues to avow his love for Juliet, signifying his insincerity as he hides their relationship from everyone. Their relationship of thrill and secrecy doesn’t exhibit true love. Romeo constantly expresses how Juliet’s beauty surpasses everyone, declaring, "Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night" (13). Romeo pursues and obsesses over Juliet while hiding their relationship from the world, displaying how he sees love as a game in which he can choose how and with whom to play it. When playing the game with Juliet, Romeo is thrilled by the concealment of