Were Romeo and Juliet truly in love?

Question

The story of Romeo and Juliet is said to be the best love story of all. If anything, it is most definitely the most famous.

However, were Romeo and Juliet truly in love? If yes, what makes you think so? If no, why not?

Answer 1

I do not think so. It was passion, lust, and most of all-sellf centeredness. If Romeo had just stepped out of his own little "woe is me" world, he would have seen how pink and alive Juliet's skin was on her "deathbed" , and if he just stopped focusing on himself for two seconds he would have thought about it before he hastily killed himself.
These two were only out to please themselves and took it to the extreame when things didn't go their way.

Answer 2

Those two were 14 and 16. In Shakespeare's age they weren't that young, and definitely didn't count as kids: Juliet's father wanted her daughter to wed. So, it is can not be a real argument.

What about love? Romeo had a crush on a girl called Rose at the beginning of the play. If you compare his reactions about this love and that for J. (like, he can not make jokes about his feeling about J., he even doesn't tell it to Mercutio, his best pal) the one for J., is real one.
As for Juliet: she acting like a woman, not as a girl; she's not a dreamer, she doesn't in the clouds . She is stand up against her parents for her love.
So, at that very moment they truly in love.
Even more: this is the FIRST LOVE to both of them, and as we know: the first love lasts forever. If the fire goes out, the memories stand still.

Answer 3

I have read the Real Story of the two Arabian Cousins Qais and Layla it's amazing and they were more in love than Romeo and Juliet, also it was a true story. The story's name is The Crazy of Layla.

Answer 4

I really think it's wrong to say, that it can't have been true love just because they were only teenagers. All teenagers don't change boyfriends/girlfriends as often as they change their clothes. If it only had been, that they liked each other a little, it wouldn't have gone as far as it did, when their families hated each other so much. So I would say, yes, they sure were in love.

Answer 5

i have always contended the fact that they were really in love - they were kids for goodness sake - what if they had lived beyond the short time of their relationship - what would they be like 6 or 12 months time? well and truly split up if most youngsters are anything to go by...
.. right end of my bitter and twisted rant...

Answer 6

It always seemed a lot more like "puppy love" to me, but that's just my opinion based on their ages. It was far too young to be truly in love. At that age, how would they know what true love is? Possible, but extremely rare to know about that young.

Answer 7

They were also in lust but that goes with the territory. Yes, it's true that if they were real people and got together they quite possibly would loathe and despise each other in five years but that's typical of human relationships. In my experience teenage passion is as real as it gets.

Answer 8

They were in love, but it was an unhealthy obessive love that would have burned out because it was so intense. I remember a classmate saying "they could have been any two 14 year old kids." She was right.

Answer 9

It was love at first sight and it took over both their lives, as Juliet says,"my true love is grown to such excess..."
It is a violent, overpowering and passionate love that forces them to defy their families, and inevitably kill themselves.

Answer 10

They were fictional so I would say they weren't really in love.

In the story it was ridiculous infatuation. One of Shakespeare's weakest efforts.

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Thanks for the thumbs down, people. You are so much better than me! lol