Were Romeo And Juliet Truly In Love?

Were Romeo and Juliet Truly in Love?
Shakespeare’s' Romeo and Juliet ends with the two main characters committing suicide, some argue because of love, while some argue the opposite. There are many demonstrations of young love and its positive or negative impacts. Such as, in their case a negative effect was death which was the result of poor decisions and misunderstandings, since Romeo believes Juliet to be dead he killed himself which then Juliet to follow suit as they both thought they could not live without the other. Some argue that Romeo and Juliet were truly in love and their death is proof of this. However, it is also shown that even though they died for each other their death is only a result of mistakes made by teenagers not people

Many people who are in true love wait at least a year or longer before marriage however Romeo and Juliet decide to get married within a few days of knowing each other. To do this Romeo goes to talk to Friar Lawrence and requests his help in marrying them, "And all combined save what thou must combine - By holy marriage” (2.3.60-61). He believes the only thing missing in their love is marriage, however, if they truly loved each other the title of being married should not affect them in any way. Later in this scene Romeo also expresses his want for the marriage to happen quickly, “O, let us hence; I stand on sudden haste” (2.3.93). Their decision reflects only that of impulsive teenagers rather than two people in love. As well as the impulsive decision to marry after not knowing each other for long, their impulsiveness was also shown in how they died. Although some argue they died for each other in a display of true love, they really died as a result of not thinking. For instance, The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss - A dateless bargain to engrossing death! - come, unsavory guide, - Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on - The dashing rocks thy sea-sick weary bark! - Here's to my love! - O true apothecary, - Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss, I die” (5.3.114-120). As soon as he sees Juliet lying there he makes the decision to kill himself without truly checking if she is really dead. By acting this way, he is showing impulsive behavior. Similarly, as soon as Juliet sees Romeo dead she also hurriedly makes the decision to join him. Showing that in their short lives together they also died as a result of impulsiveness. Clearly, Romeo and Juliet's relationship was mainly based on poor decisions and impulsive actions as opposed to it being based on true