Relationship In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

“O Romeo, O Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo.” (II, ii,33) This is one of the most well known lines from Classic Literature. Romeo and Juliet is a well-known play written in 1597 by William Shakespeare. This play is about 2 teenage lovers who are from families that are in a feud. They developed a crush on each other at a party hosted by Juliet’s father. They met when Romeo and his Montague friends got word of the party and decided to crash it. Romeo and Juliet were not in love but just infatuated with each other. To begin, Romeo and Juliet are infatuated with each other. They are two teenagers who are unsure of what love is and what the meaning of a relationship is. Romeo and Juliet met at a party and within minutes of meeting each other
The following day Friar Lawrence proclaims, “Come, come with me, and we will make short work. For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone till holy church incorporate two in one.” (II, vi, 35-37) In this quotation, Friar Lawrence proclaims that he is going to marry Romeo and Juliet and that he will not leave them alone until they are united as one through marriage. Remember, they only met each other the night before. Within twenty-four hours of having feelings for each other, they are now getting married. Their marriage is very unique and quick and is not based out of love but of first
On the upcoming Thursday, Romeo is told that Juliet is dead and to come visit and pay his respects. It turns out Juliet is not dead but asleep, since Romeo thinks Juliet is dead, he drinks a poison and ends his life to be with Juliet in the afterlife. Then, Juliet wakes up from her two-day sleeping potion and learns that Romeo has died because he thought that she (Juliet) was dead. Now that she was aware that Romeo had died to be with her, she decides she wants to be with the love of her life, Romeo, so she stabs herself with Romeo’s dagger. (V, iii) At the time of this event, Romeo and Juliet had only been together for five days. This shows that they are infatuated and made decisions based on their first impressions and their feelings in the past few days. Sometimes relationships can be very exciting and enjoyable at the beginning but then weaken over time. Romeo and Juliet were basing their life-changing decisions on their feelings from the beginning of their relationships. This is yet another event that proves that Romeo and Juliet were infatuated during their short-lived