Is It Love?

True love is not shown in this play. Juliet is saying this without even knowing Romeo’s name.

Since this play was written about 400 years ago, the world has changed significantly, but the emotions and way of thinking in this play have withstood the test of time. They were just attracted to each other and love is so much more then an attraction between two people.

Immediately after meeting Romeo, Juliet tells Nurse that she wants to marry Romeo “If he be married, my grave is likely to be my wedding-bed. Shakespeare's play and the movie showed they have many similarities and many differences, but one thing remains, they all use universal truths to relate to their audiences. This is why movies, such as Romeo and Juliet were so successful. I think this because Romeo and Juliet barely knew each other and they already thought that they were in love. ” (Act 1 Scene 5) Juliet says that if she could not marry him she would rather be dead. I think if Romeo and Juliet wouldn’t have died at such an young age they would’ve realized that they didn’t really love each other and found their love somewhere else.