Who Is Too Like Lightening In Romeo And Juliet

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Often rushing into things can cause us to think twice about our actions. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Juliet pauses to consider the steadily moving romantic relationship she has began with Romeo, someone who she is barely acquainted with. By comparing their spontaneous love interest to things such as lightening or a flower’s bud using metaphor and simile, it demonstrates the doubt Juliet is feeling towards the swift progression of their relationship. As Romeo attempts to continue wooing Juliet, she stops him, saying that the path their relationship is turning to is “too like lightening” (Act 2, scene 2). Juliet’s comparison of the two’s love being like lightening shows she believes it will pass quickly, and like natural occurrence,