Romeo And Juliet Pain And Suffering Essay

The theme of Romeo and Juliet is “Love causes pain and suffering” because both Romeo and Juliet’s unconditional love for each other leads them to their downfall and the decision to commit suicide in the midst of violence and pain. When we were first introduced to Romeo and his inability to win Rosaline’s heart, he goes into a depression and developed suicidal thoughts as a sign of how much his love for Rosaline has caused him pain. As the play begins to progress, Romeo and Juliet falls head over heels for each other and develop a very blind sense of love. In the climax, when Romeo mistakenly believes that Juliet was dead, he poisoned himself in order to preserve their love. As stated by Romeo, “Here’s to my love (drinks the poison) O true