Baasit KhawajaDay 2 Block 3 English 9 5-28-15

Romeo and Juliet Paragraph

Romeo and Juliet's love relationship is based on lust, because as

teenagers, their love is based on looks. Their love story begins

where they meet each other at the ball. When they see each other,

both of them fall in love at first sight. Obviously they don’t know

each other, so their passion is based on looks. Juliet is only

thirteen, but she thinks that Romeo is the man of her dreams. After

the ball, Romeo sneaks into Juliet’s courtyard admiring her

physical characteristics. When looking up at her he says, about the

moon, ‘‘Her vestal livery is but sick and green, And none but fools

do wear it. Cast it off’’ (II. ii. 8-9). In this line Romeo compares the

moon and Juliet to virgins. Referring to the quote, Romeo wants

Juliet to get rid of her virginity, which certainly implies him lusting

after her. Then Romeo decides to stay even longer and

compliment her face, eyes, etc. Now Juliet is so in love with

Romeo’s appearance, that she is willing to marry him the next day.

These young people haven’t known each other for long enough to

have fallen in true love. All in all, their relationship seems to be

based on lust rather than love.