Motivation In Romeo And Juliet

People have been motivated by the feeling of love since the beginning of time. Naturally we become attracted to someone due to their features and personality. Without the feeling of love none of us would be here to this day. A story from about 425 years ago was primarily motivated through the feeling of love. Romeo and Juliet, a play by William Shakespeare, is about two young teenagers born into families that are enemies against each other. Juliet Capulet falls into a longing, agonizing, and wrenching love with Romeo after seeing him at a dance. Romeo Montague asks Juliet to marry him after the dance knowing that the two are enemies. Friar Laurence secretly agrees to marry the two young lovers. The couple fall madly in love but their relationship

Her parents were getting her ready for marriage and was planning for Juliet to marry Count paris. Juliet has not yet met Romeo Montague or Count Paris. She is talking to her nurse and mother and Juliet says, “I’ll look to like, if liking move; but no more deep will I endart mine eye, than your consent gives strength to make it fly” (I.iii.97-99). Juliet is saying that her parents should expect her to like what she sees and what she sees will make her like the man, but she will not look away, but will go no farther than what her parents approve. Juliet says this because her parents need to realize that she will like who she will want but she will not do anything than what her parents approve, which she soon breaks when she meets Romeo. Juliet met Romeo at a party and soon realizes that she may love him. Juliet is talking to her nurse about Romeo and Juliet says, “My only love, sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late! Prodigious birth of love it is to me, that I must love a loathed enemy” (I.v. 139-142). Juliet is saying to her nurse that Romeo, her only love, was born into the family that she hates, and her love was seen to early to not to know him and now to late to stop loving him, and that now she loves her worst enemy. Juliet really loves Romeo and she knows that she can not love him because he is a Montague and she is a Capulet and they are sworn enemies. Juliet knows that her love for Romeo will

He never thought he could love someone or see someone more beautiful than Rosaline. On the night of the party he spotted Juliet with Mercutio. Romeo turns towards Mercutio and says, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne’er, saw true beauty till this night” (I.v.52-53). Romeo is saying that all his feelings and sadness for Rosaline is gone as he now sees Juliet and her beauty for the first time. This is the first time Romeo is showing the beginning of his blooming love for Juliet. Soon after the party the couple fall in love with each other. After meeting Juliet, Romeo runs to Friar Laurence and begs him to marry the couple in order end the feud between the families: “I bear no hatred, blessed man, for lo, my intercession likewise steads my foe” (II.iii.50-53). Romeo is saying that he carries no hatred, holy man, because Romeo's request will benefit his enemy. Romeo is realizing how much he really loves Juliet and has moved on from Rosaline and is willing to make solitude with his enemy. Romeo is a romancer and feels as if he has to love someone. First he thought he loved Rosaline and now he is in love with Juliet. All Romeo wants is