Juliet: The Cruel Love Between Romeo And Juliet

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The feud did not feul the blazing love between Romeo and Juliet, passion and lust did. True love caused Romeo to fall so quickly and so deeply for Juliet. Romeo completely forgot about Rosaline because he realized that Juliet was the one for him. Upon their first meeting, the ‘star-cross’d lovers’ become spontaneously attracted to each other and remain unaware of each other's names. Romeo emphasises how Juliet’s beauty stands out from the crowd. According to him in Act 1 Scene 5, she is a “snowy dove trooping with crows.” Crows are common birds, they are not known for their beauty. A dove is a beautiful, rare thing to see, it is not known to be with crows because it is a whole other breed of bird, one that is respected and admired. Romeo is

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