Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare is about two teenagers who come from families that have been rivals for years and years. They end up falling in love quickly but it comes with many consequences and lots of drama. Romeo and Juliet are both strongly motivated by their need for love which leads them into making decisions quickly without really thinking through the consequences of their actions, and in the way that the play turns out, you can see that true love takes time, it cannot be rushed because marriage is a huge commitment, especially back than when there was no such thing as “divorce”. Throughout the play, Juliet was constantly making poor decisions in the spur of the moment that were bound to backfire, and that is exactly what
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She says, “Or, if thou will not, be but sworn my love/ And I’ll no longer be a Capulet” (2.2.35-36). This is her saying that if Romeo is not willing to change his name, she will change hers and disown her family as long as Romeo swears that he loves her. In this moment, she was so anxious to get married and feel that absolute love that she did not even think about what could go wrong. Deciding to marry someone the same day that you meet them is completely crazy because she does not even truly know who he is, she has not even thought about taking the time to really get to know who he is. In the real world, someone would never do something like that unless their main drive is the feeling of love. In addition to promising to change her name, later in the play Juliet also decides to take a poison that could easily put her life in danger. While she is talking to Friar Laurence once she finds out that she will have to marry Paris, Friar brings up the idea of taking a poison that will make her seem dead for the day. She says, “Give me, give me! O, tell not me of/ fear!” (4.1.123-124). This is her saying give me the vial, I will take it with no fear. The second that Friar brings up this idea, Juliet agrees without even thinking about the consequences. Her life could be
She says, “Or, if thou will not, be but sworn my love/ And I’ll no longer be a Capulet” (2.2.35-36). This is her saying that if Romeo is not willing to change his name, she will change hers and disown her family as long as Romeo swears that he loves her. In this moment, she was so anxious to get married and feel that absolute love that she did not even think about what could go wrong. Deciding to marry someone the same day that you meet them is completely crazy because she does not even truly know who he is, she has not even thought about taking the time to really get to know who he is. In the real world, someone would never do something like that unless their main drive is the feeling of love. In addition to promising to change her name, later in the play Juliet also decides to take a poison that could easily put her life in danger. While she is talking to Friar Laurence once she finds out that she will have to marry Paris, Friar brings up the idea of taking a poison that will make her seem dead for the day. She says, “Give me, give me! O, tell not me of/ fear!” (4.1.123-124). This is her saying give me the vial, I will take it with no fear. The second that Friar brings up this idea, Juliet agrees without even thinking about the consequences. Her life could be