The Immaturity of Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is often regarded as one of the greatest literary pieces of all time because of its expertly written lines and strong underlying message. The play recounts the seemingly perfect love between two star-crossed lovers. Throughout the first two acts of the play, almost everything seems to be perfect for the two lovers. However, one major flaw surfaces, the tendency of their thoughts and actions to be immature. Romeo and Juliet’s actions and thoughts were highly immature because they were impulsive, overly dramatic and dangerous. Shakespeare warns readers to not rush into love through the immature natures of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet’s actions were immature because they were very impulsive. For example, Juliet states, "Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow" (II, ii, 144). As shown in these lines, Juliet believes she is in love with Romeo and wishes to marry him merely a few hours after meeting him. These …show more content…
This is seen when Juliet says “ ...if he be married./My grave is like to be my wedding bed” (I.v.134-135). These lines show that within a few minutes of interaction with Romeo, Juliet feels that she would rather die than marry anyone other than Romeo. These lines represent the dramatic personalities of typical teenagers. Another example of an overly dramatic behavior is seen when Romeo thinks to himself after spotting Juliet for the first time, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it,sight!/ For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night!” (I. v. 50-51). After seeing Juliet, Romeo dramatically forgets his previous love, Rosaline, and believes that Juliet is the only beauty. This represents the fleeting nature of young love and teaches readers that one should never get hung up on love. The immaturity of the star-crossed lovers is proven through their overly dramatic thoughts and
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is often regarded as one of the greatest literary pieces of all time because of its expertly written lines and strong underlying message. The play recounts the seemingly perfect love between two star-crossed lovers. Throughout the first two acts of the play, almost everything seems to be perfect for the two lovers. However, one major flaw surfaces, the tendency of their thoughts and actions to be immature. Romeo and Juliet’s actions and thoughts were highly immature because they were impulsive, overly dramatic and dangerous. Shakespeare warns readers to not rush into love through the immature natures of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet’s actions were immature because they were very impulsive. For example, Juliet states, "Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow" (II, ii, 144). As shown in these lines, Juliet believes she is in love with Romeo and wishes to marry him merely a few hours after meeting him. These …show more content…
This is seen when Juliet says “ ...if he be married./My grave is like to be my wedding bed” (I.v.134-135). These lines show that within a few minutes of interaction with Romeo, Juliet feels that she would rather die than marry anyone other than Romeo. These lines represent the dramatic personalities of typical teenagers. Another example of an overly dramatic behavior is seen when Romeo thinks to himself after spotting Juliet for the first time, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it,sight!/ For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night!” (I. v. 50-51). After seeing Juliet, Romeo dramatically forgets his previous love, Rosaline, and believes that Juliet is the only beauty. This represents the fleeting nature of young love and teaches readers that one should never get hung up on love. The immaturity of the star-crossed lovers is proven through their overly dramatic thoughts and