Could love be considered a lethal emotion? This is considered, because the sensation that thrives through your body when you see a certain someone or even the thought of being with them is enough to drive an individual to do absurd things. Romeo and Juliet met from across the room and with not even knowing ones name, they fell into the limitless feeling of love. The reckless emotion that seduced them both managed to direct them into the inseparable bond of marriage. Thus, the love that they held for each other caused them to end up dead.
First off, Romeo and Juliet had a crucial type of love that led them towards the invasive action of getting married. In the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo expresses, “It cannot countervail the exchange of joy/ that one short minute gives me in her sight/ Do thou but close our hands with holy words/ Then love-devouring death do what he dare/ It is enough I may but call her mine,” (II.vi.4-8). This quote proves that Romeos feelings for Juliet were overwhelming his mind to where he was not making clear and reasonable decisions. In addition, …show more content…
The audience was shown this by Shakespeare’s lines, “Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavory guide/Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on/Here’s to my love O true/apothecary/Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die,” (V.iii.126,128-131). This proves that Romeo has undivided devotion towards Juliet, and that death would be a better place than a lifespan of living without his love. In like manner, Juliet also expressed deep sorrow when she came to the realization that Romeo was to be in exile from their city (III.ii.124-127). Shakespeare reveals that Juliet and Romeo have a lot of the same similarities in which their love has reached an extensive level to where being separated has the same equivalence of being