Many will say that Romeo and Juliet is the best love story ever, but are Romeo and Juliet truly in love? Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare. The story is about how Romeo and Juliet supposedly fall in love with first glance and later kill themselves because they could not be together. The feelings that Romeo and Juliet had for each other were not feelings of true love because Romeo loved Rosaline not too long before he knew Juliet, they barely knew each other, and all of the romantic things they say about each other are about their looks.
One reason that the feelings that Romeo and Juliet had for each other were not feelings of true love is that Romeo loved Rosaline not too long before he knew Juliet. In Act 1, scene 2, Romeo says, “If my eyes ever lie to me like that, let my tears turn into flames and burn them for being such obvious liars! A woman more beautiful than the …show more content…
In Act ____, scene ___, ________ says,“Rise up, beautiful sun, and kill the jealous moon, The moon is already Diana is the goddess of the moon sick and pale with grief because you, Juliet, her maid, are more beautiful than she.” This proves Romeo does not truly love Juliet because he is only talking about her beauty. If someone is truly in love, it’s not just because of their lover’s beauty. In Act ____, scene ___, ________ says,“Oh, sweet Juliet, your beauty has made me weak like a woman, and you have softened my bravery, which before was as hard as steel.” This proves Romeo and Juliet were never in love because the only ‘romantic’ things they say to each other are about their ‘lover’s’ looks. In conclusion, Romeo and Juliet did not love each other because the moment they met, they started to talk about their undying love for each other. Even though, they didn’t even know each other’s names at the
One reason that the feelings that Romeo and Juliet had for each other were not feelings of true love is that Romeo loved Rosaline not too long before he knew Juliet. In Act 1, scene 2, Romeo says, “If my eyes ever lie to me like that, let my tears turn into flames and burn them for being such obvious liars! A woman more beautiful than the …show more content…
In Act ____, scene ___, ________ says,“Rise up, beautiful sun, and kill the jealous moon, The moon is already Diana is the goddess of the moon sick and pale with grief because you, Juliet, her maid, are more beautiful than she.” This proves Romeo does not truly love Juliet because he is only talking about her beauty. If someone is truly in love, it’s not just because of their lover’s beauty. In Act ____, scene ___, ________ says,“Oh, sweet Juliet, your beauty has made me weak like a woman, and you have softened my bravery, which before was as hard as steel.” This proves Romeo and Juliet were never in love because the only ‘romantic’ things they say to each other are about their ‘lover’s’ looks. In conclusion, Romeo and Juliet did not love each other because the moment they met, they started to talk about their undying love for each other. Even though, they didn’t even know each other’s names at the