Comparing Romeo And Juliet To Modern Day

“Romeo and Juliet” is iconic all around the world because of its tragic ending that resulted in the lost lives of two “star-crossed lovers”. Many people usually don’t see how Romeo and Juliet’s times are also comparable to modern days. If Romeo and Juliet were looked at closely though, others would see multiple similarities to modern days! Romeo and Juliet’s relationship plus modern relationships have several similarities which are very surprising. First of all, in Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet fall for each other extremely quickly. Romeo and Juliet had barely enough time to get to know each other before they both got married. How can two people really love each other when they know so little about the other? In the late evening of the party, Romeo finds his way to
The night that Romeo and Juliet first met, they fell in love when they first saw each other. When Romeo first saw Juliet, he said, “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear...Did my heart love till now? Forswear it sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” This statement from Romeo about Juliet shows that when he first saw her, he fell in love with her. In conclusion, Romeo and Juliet’s love relationship is surprisingly similar to modern day love relationships in multiple ways. The first way that Romeo and Juliet’s love relationship is similar to modern love relationships is that their relationship was extremely fast. Secondly, Romeo and Juliet’s relationship ended in tragedy, much like other modern fast relationships.
Lastly, Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is like modern love relationships because both fell in love at first sight. All in all, these two “star-crossed” lovers love relationship is surprisingly similar to modern love