Examples Of Infatuation In Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet, the most tragic infatuation? Is love at first sight real, or is it possible? Would it really play out in such a extreme fashion in Shakespeare’s play? Perhaps love at first sight is real, but would it really play out in such a extreme way? It is clear Romeo and Juliet’s ‘love’ was merely infatuation with each-other. Their relationship’s span was extremely short and rushed, they immediately fell for each-other when they first met, and their marriage took place a day after they met The fateful day whence Romeo and Juliet first met, is when they claim to have fallen in ‘love’ at first sight. Juliet may have ‘fallen’ for Romeo, but Romeo himself says, “Did my heart love till now/ Forswear it, sight!/ For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (54-55) This statement of Romeo’s shows that he is only physically attracted to Juliet, and not in love with her! Romeo was supposedly ‘in love’ with Rosaline but a few moments before, which tells us that Romeo’s heart switches quickly. And even though Romeo was in love with Rosaline, he kissed Juliet only seconds after he saw her but never once kissed Rosaline, whom he was ‘desperately in love with’. Infatuation is characterized by a depthless passion, and Romeo has already …show more content…
For a real, meaningful relationship to work and prosper, a couple must know at least a small about each other. Three short days is not enough to foster a true and meaningful love! Romeo and Juliet knew virtually nothing about each other but the others gender, yet they marry the day after the party at which they met! Their honeymoon even takes place the night of their wedding. The day after a marriage and a honeymoon, Romeo and Juliet both kill themselves! Friar Laurence believed that their ‘love’ would be “like fire and powder” and he was most definitely correct, given the tragic ending of their