The Effects of Young Love Young love has been a topic for thousands of years, whether it is for plays, movies, books or others. Along with having young love as a topic, there are characters making irrational decisions and tragedies that breaks the hearts of an audience. One of the most famous scenes that exhibits young love is the balcony scene in one of Shakespeare's most famous playwrights, Romeo and Juliet. In the balcony scene, Romeo expresses his love in immature and impulsive ways, leading to Romeo and Juliet falling in love. In the balcony scene in Act II scene ii of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is shown to be impulsive and immature. This is made clear in Romeo's attitude toward love and his reactions toward dangerous situations. …show more content…
As Romeo watched Juliet from below he claimed, "The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars." Romeo exaggerates Juliet's beauty and claims that her cheeks are so bright, it shames the stars above. The reader can feel how strong Romeo's interest in satisfying his physical urges when he said, "...kill the fair sun..pale with grief.." and "..her maid art far more fair than she." Romeo mentioned her maid, which is Juliet's virginity, implying that he wants to take her virginity. Romeo's impulsiveness is shown through making quick decisions as well. This is made clear when Romeo told Juliet, " The exchange of thy love's faithful vow for mine." Within hours after meeting Juliet, Romeo quickly decides that he wants to marry Juliet and spend the rest of his life with her. In addition to Romeo's impulsiveness, Romeo is also