The Severity Of Love In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

As one of the most famous authors, William Shakespeare wrote about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and numerous other works totaling to approximately 884,647 words and 118,406 lines. Romeo and Juliet make up 24,545 of those famous words and are arguably the best of them. The moment they lay eyes on each other, the two young teenagers fall deeply in love. In relation to the theme of love, Sauer points out that “many scholars claim that Romeo and Juliet exhibit a more mature love than found in his sources” (Sauer 668). Their love is pure and unwavering until the final breath. In the play Romeo & Juliet, the main character’s love is not an artificial product of haste, but a true and intense gust of deep passion which can be observed in their initial meeting, the secret wedding, and their joint suicide.

The authenticity of love at first sight is a disputed topic, but Shakespeare flawlessly demonstrates a case of this controversial romance in this tragedy.

This is another example of Juliet’s maturity.*** This is another example of Juliet’s maturity and character development through the show and how she not only grows with her relationship with Romeo, but develops as an individual. Right before she fakes her death, she goes to visit her father and make amends with him before they will never speak again. She was not thinking about herself when she went to see Caplet, but she was thinking about another member of her family and how she could affect their life. Juliet grows as a character and this is textual evidence that her development was beneficial to her as well as other characters around her. The potion works to Juliet’s advantage and the plan commences. When the nurse finds her “dead” on the morning of her wedding day, the celebration immediately turns into a somber funeral. When Romeo receives news of her death, he believes it is real and is