The first and most obvious reason for why Romeo and Juliet fall in love is due to their infatuation with each other's beauty. Throughout the entire play they were both entirely fixated on each other's physical appearance. Both Romeo and Juliet aspire to find no other quality in their "lover" other then that of good looks. Towards the beginning of this drama, Romeo had already received a reputation for enjoying only beautiful women. Romeo expresses that to him beauty is a greater quality than knowledge or personality. Paralleling Romeo, Juliet appears to find other qualities attractive in her men. When she considers the marriage of Paris in the beginning of the play his apparent beauty does not sway her decision to hold off marriage. But as soon as she meets Romeo, of all the good qualities he possesses she speaks only of

I believe this is most recognisable in the very beginning of the play. As he gazes at her he is completely astonished by her beauty. Not even knowing her name or anything about her personality, Romeo's superficial nature overpowers his common sense and he apparently falls in "love". As he describes her he articulates how he sees her in saying "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows. The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand And touching hers, make blessed my rude hand. Did my heart love till now? For swear it sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." In this Romeo is comparing Juliet to a beautiful jewel which is too rich to be used, and is almost supernatural. He questions whether he has truly loved before, and comes to believe that his previous loves have never been genuine, and he had never seen true beauty until he encountered Juliet. These quotes confirm the idea that Romeo loves only through his eyes. He has not talked to Juliet or attempted to find out even the simplest of facts about her. At this point in the story he does not even know the name of this exquisite beauty in which he speaks. All of which may lead one to believe that he is in love with nothing more than her physical features and anything else about her is not important to him, as of yet.

It is not only infatuation that brings these two together it is also their quest for what they think will make their lives worth living, love. Their lives are filled with troubles and questions of many kinds, and confused and misguided they come to believe that love is the answer. Throughout the story it is obvious that these two misbegotten teenagers are engrossed in the idea of being in love. In the beginning Romeo is in "love" with a woman named Rosaline, but as soon as that fails he falls in "love" with Juliet. When Romeo first meets Juliet he is not only struck by her beauty but the possibility of love, which is really all he is looking for. For one reason or another Romeo simply wants to fall in love, he wants to be loved. Proof of Romeo's dire need for love is when he says "Tut, I have lost my love; I am not here. This is not Romeo; he's some other where." which means that without love Romeo believes he is nothing and that he has left his heart with his love. In the same way Juliet just wants to fall in love, which would explain why she would not marry Paris, this being on account she was not in love. The way these two speak of love throughout

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