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Physical Beauty In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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In the beginning of the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare describes Romeo’s love to Rosaline; thus, as soon as he saw Juliet, he fell in love with her. Romeo judged Juliet and loved her because of her physical beauty. Even though he did not know her, he immediately fell in love with her. Romeo felt like he was willing to die for a girl mostly because of her physical beauty, he described her as more than beautiful, but he did not mention her personality. Physical beauty is still important, but it is not the only reason for loving someone. In the soliloquy, Romeo’s claims refer to Juliet as an object. I noticed that Romeo made a comparison between Juliet and shiny things, describing her as something pretty. Shakespeare writes,
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