Juliet's Perception Of Love In Romeo And Juliet

My scene occurs between Act 1 Scene 5 and Act 2 Scene 1. This scene explains Juliet’s reversal. Juliet did not care about marriage, then suddenly she is madly in love with Romeo and wants to marry him immediately. This reversal is important in the play because it highlights the theme of speed. Everything in Romeo and Juliet moves at such a quick pace in such a frenzy, when in reality love and the actions surrounding it take time. Frenzy and chaos are main factors as to why the play ends in tragedy. Both Romeo and Juliet’s emotions were high, and their frenzy caused them to be unable to think logically. Their lack of logic led them to act and make decisions rashly, including their decision to kill themselves. Explaining Juliet’s initial reversal
My scene explains in-depth how Juliet felt when she saw and met Romeo. Through examining the intensity of their connection and positive feelings towards one another, the scene accounts for the sudden switch in Juliet’s opinions of love and marriage. It considers her past feelings and opinions, explaining that Juliet was willing to marry Paris because she knows marriage is a societal norm and obligation. While she did not love Paris, Paris satisfied that obligation and she did not have any extreme objections. Her feelings for Romeo were very different from her indifferent feelings towards Paris. Romeo immediately made Juliet special and wanted. Juliet knew that she could never feel that way about Paris, for she truly loved Romeo and everything about him. Juliet’s mother would soon make her marry Paris, so she had to act quickly and marry Romeo so that she would marry her true love. The mindset of having to marry Romeo quickly and secretly caused her to go into a perpetual state of chaos and frenzy. Overall, this scene explains Juliet’s sudden reversal to needing marriage immediately by taking a closer look at Juliet’s reaction to her and Romeo’s initial