"For here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes/ This vault a feasting presence full of light"(V, iii, 85-86).
             "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 another woman, he says, "For beauty, starved with her severity/ cuts beauty off from all posterity" (I, i, 227-228). This means that by denying herself love and marriage she is wasting her beauty.
             When Romeo first sees Juliet, he is completely astounded by her beauty. Without even knowing the name of this lovely stranger, Romeo's eyes take complete control of his heart and mind and set him in a helpless state of love. He speaks of Juliet as though she is an angel, "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!/ It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night" (I, v, 51-52).
             In this speech, Romeo is saying that Juliet is like a jewel whose beauty is too rich ...