Relationship Between Romeo And Juliet Infatuation

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Everyone at Shakespearean times thought that Romeo and Juliet were in love, but in modern days, people view Romeo and Juliet’s relationship as an infatuation when they take a closer look at the deluding quotes. Romeo and Juliet are not in love, but they are infatuated because they threatened to kill themselves on numerous occasions without thinking about what would happen to each other. Romeo, who claims out loud that he loves Rosaline, changes his love rapidly and claims that he loves Juliet, but love does not change quickly like an infatuation. Juliet’s love was proven to be an infatuation when she states her gruesome plans that would end in death if nothing works, and she had not noticed that she was not in love because she was quick to

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