In William Shakespeare's tragedy of Romeo & Juliet, it shows that Romeo and Juliet are not in love because they get married the day after they meet. In Act II Scene II of Romeo and Juliet they say: “Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow/ By one that I'll procure to come to thee,/ Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite,/ And all my fortunes at thy foot I'll lay,/ And follow thee, my lord, throughout the world.”(2,2,144-48). This quote shows that they are planning a wedding the …show more content…
“O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!,/ It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night,/ Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear;,/ Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear.”(1.5.43-46). This quote shows Romeo comparing Juliet to a jewel in an Ethiope's ear which is very beautiful so Romeo is Calling Juliet beautiful. Romeo is also calling her hot by saying “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!”(1.5.43) by basically saying that she will make it burn brighter. This is not love because you do not just base someone off of their looks to get with them. This also shows that Romeo really just goes by what they look like because by context clues he did the same thing with Rosaline to get with her. Rosaline is another example because Romeo was so heartbroken he says over Rosaline but a soon as he seen Juliet it was bye-bye, Rosaline. This paragraph shows that Romeo only likes to really play around and goes by what girls look