True Love In Romeo And Juliet By William Shakespeare

According to the internet, love is “an intense feeling of deep affection.” Everyone experiences love at least once in their lifetime, therefore it’s important to know the difference between superficial and true love. In literature, love is crucial to understand since it’s typically expressed between two intimate partners, and this is no different in Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet, the play is based off love. Love that is not true, but rather superficial, which leads to the demise in their relationship. Romeo was in love with Rosaline just hours before getting to know Juliet. Benvolio suggests that Romeo forget about Rosaline and move on, “Go thither, and with unattainted eye / Compare her face with some that I shall show / And I will make thee think thy swan a crow” (I.ii.92-94). In this quote, Benvolio suggests that Romeo go to the Capulet party. He believes that comparing Rosaline’s face to some of the other girls face will help Romeo get over Rosaline not loving him back. Romeo can’t truly love Juliet just hours before loving another girl therefore they haven’t had enough time to form true love.
He was astonished by Juliet’s beauty at the Capulet party that he couldn’t control himself. “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- / Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!” (I.v.49-53). Romeo states that Juliet is so attractive that she burns brighter than any torch. She is so fine that he compares her to a rich jewel. He suggests that she is too beautiful for her to have came from Earth. Her beauty is too miraculous to care about her personality. When Romeo first met Juliet he had other things on his mind besides her