e, 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
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