Young Love In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Young love, it’s the most lifting feeling in the world. William Shakespeare takes it to the extremes and portrays this love’s theme with tragic effect. In the play Romeo and Juliet, the two destined lovers meet at a party and fall in love at first sight. As the story progresses, tensions rise as their love is forbidden, secretly continued, and fatally ended. The suicidal impulse of Romeo and Juliet displays the fast-paced, obsessive and irrational theme of young love. Romeo and Juliet display the fast-paced events of young love in this play. This is all begins to unfold at the Capulet’s party when Romeo catches the eye of Juliet on the dance floor. Neither knowing whom the other one is, they begin to dance together.
When Romeo falls in love at first sight at the Capulet’s ball, he is already longing to kiss Juliet. He exclaims, “If I profane with my unworthiest hand / this holy shrine, the gentle fine is this / my lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand / to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” (1.5.102-105). Romeo is so madly in love with Juliet already that, although with her, cannot stand to be without her or stop thinking about her. A short time after the party, Juliet is on the balcony outside her window, talking about her love for Romeo. “So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called / retain that dear perfection which he owes / without that title. Romeo, doff thy name / and for that name, which is no part of thee / take all of myself.” (2.2.48-52). Juliet talks of how she cannot stand not being allowed to marry Romeo because he is a Montague, so she wishes he would rid himself of that name forever. Lastly, when Romeo is found in the orchard by Juliet, she asks him how he got in. “With love’s light wings did I o’er-perch these wall / For stony limits cannot hold love out / And what love can do that dares love attempt / Therefore they kinsmen are no let me.” (2.2.74-77). Romeo is explaining how nothing can hold back his love for Juliet, even the high walls he jumps over into the
While Romeo and Juliet meet secretly in the Capulet orchard, Romeo says, “My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself / Because it is an enemy to thee / Had I it written, I would tear the word.” (2.2.61-63). Romeo is describing how his love for Juliet is forbidden because of his name so if he had the chance, he would rim his name apart. Although Juliet is enjoying the company of her love, she warns him that he must not be caught in the orchard. Romeo proceeds to say, “And but thou love me, let them find me here. / My life were better ended by their hate / Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.” (2.2.85-87). This is saying that Romeo doesn’t care if he is found and killed, as long as he is with Juliet. As the play continues to unfold, Romeo is banished from Verona for killing Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt. Juliet is sad that Tybalt is dead but is more devastated that Romeo was sent away. She is in her room, talking to Lady Capulet, when she says, “Villain and he be many miles asunder / God pardon him! I do, with all my heart / And yet no man like he doth grieve my heart.” (3.5.90-93). Juliet is saying that she hates God for sending Romeo so far away from her and how he makes her heart ache so. This is bad because her family is portrayed religiously and it is striking to hear her say such