William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, is about two star crossed lovers who take their lives in grief of living without each other. However, I don’t believe they were as “star crossed” as they thought themselves to be, in fact, I don’t think that they were in love at all. Romeo and Juliet were far too young and inexperienced, too distracted by their forbidden romance, and took things way too fast to know if they were truly in love. The younger you are, the more likely you are to act out of impulse, and Romeo and Juliet were both around the age 13, Romeo just slightly older, when they “fell in love.” Juliet even thought she was too young herself, when her mother asked if she had thought about marriage in act I scene iii she said, “It is an honour that I dream not of.” Romeo, however, was the opposite and believed he had already found his soulmate, Rosaline. One second he was moping around, head over heels for Rosaline and two seconds later he was making out with Juliet, ready to marry her the next day, all proving he was clearly too young and naive for such …show more content…
Just like every other teenager on the face of the planet, rebelling your parents is a part of growing up, sneaking out to talk to Juliet became a risky game to fuel the fire of the reckless boy in Romeo. Juliet also enjoyed the thrill of being the reason Romeo risked his life every night. The forbidden love limited the time the two could spend together, so when they did meet all they would talk about is how much they missed and love each other, boosting their ego and leaving no time to discover one another’s annoying habits. For example, after a short session of exchanging love poems Juliet calls out, “Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say goodnight till it be