"Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath,/Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty"(V, iii, 92-93). These are the words of Romeo as he stands beside of his beloved Juliet's tomb. Having fallen in love at first sight, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet set the stage for the greatest love story in history. In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, these two main characters become the victims of Cupid's arrows, when they meet by chance at a feast in the Capulet household. Instantly, Romeo and Juliet are attracted to each other; she by Romeo's words, and he by Juliet's beauty. As Friar Lawrence said to Romeo, "Young men's love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes" (II, iii, 67-68). This romantic, but tragic story points out in many ways that this idea is realistic.

Handsome, gallant, flirtatious Romeo has been a ladies'-man. His closest friends, Mercutio and Benvolio, teased him, calling him "Humors! Madman! Passion! Lover!"(II, i, 9) when in the beginning he fell in love with Rosaline. Towards the beginning, Romeo received a reputation for enjoying beautiful women. When Romeo speaks of

To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss. (I, v, 104-107)

The theme of Romeo's falling in love with Juliet's beauty is carried throughout the entire story. Even at the sorrowful end, when Romeo is mourning Juliet's "death", as she lies in the Capulet monument, he declares, "For here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes/ this vault a feasting presence full of light" (V, iii, 86-88) Romeo thinks that Juliet is dead, yet he still speaks of her beauty. Her physical appearance is the first thing that Romeo fell in love with, and it is that beauty that he will miss the most. He was very passionate...she was very vulnerable; he was experienced...she was naive.

In this speech, Romeo is saying that Juliet is like a jewel whose beauty is too rich to be used, and is almost unearthly. He questions whether he has loved before, and realizes that his previous loves have never been genuine, and he had never seen true beauty until he encountered Juliet. When he says, "I'll watch her place of stand," it means that he will not take his eyes off of her precious face all night. All of these statements prove that he loves only through his eyes. He has not even spoken to Juliet, nor does he know her name. He is in love with her physical features and nothing else is important to him at that moment. However, Juliet feels the oppo

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