Comparing Act 1 Scene 5 Of William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

What was love to Romeo? Romeo was upset over a lovely beautiful woman named Rosaline, who did not return his love. He quickly forgot her when his eyes looked upon the beautiful young Juliet. Once again, Romeo is smitten by another lady in a matter of seconds, what kind of love is this? Love was not something Romeo felt in his heart, rather, it was a strong emotion, perhaps lust, he saw with his eyes.
Romeo was a young man, his hormones were raging, and his eyes were wondering. He was whining about how beautiful Rosaline was, how no other woman could be more beautiful than she. He was sulking and keeping to himself, he was rejected and depressed. His agony was over not being loved back by her, yet he knew nothing of her but her beauty. He never spoke of how intelligent she was, how funny, or how charming; he merely spoke of her physical beauty.
A matter of hours go by, and Romeo gets a glimpse of another beautiful woman, this time, Juliet was in his sights. His tongue speaks of her beauty, of her loveliness, and yet again, Romeo knows nothing of this lady, but her physical beauty. It appears as though Romeo had very little respect for Rosaline,
What does this mean? The kind of love Romeo showed towards Rosaline and Juliet was nothing but pure lust from looking upon a beautiful young woman. I am confident, Romeo would have moved his affection to a different person if his eye caught the sight of another lovely beautiful young woman. Today, when we call a man a Romeo, it is known that that man is a player, he is someone who sweeps women off their feet, and quickly moves on to the next beautiful woman. It may be unfair to say this is how Romeo was; however, his actions of falling head over heels for two beautiful women in a matter of days is hardly love, it is loving by sight, it is lust, it is typically short-lived and dangerous. Romeo’s definition of love was what a woman looked like; it was not true heartfelt