Opposites Attract

Opposites attract, similar to how magnets are drawn to for each one other. This tragic sock story sheds light on Romeo and Juliet, a couple on of star-crossed lovers. The play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, features a love story among the cardinal main characters, Romeo and Juliet and takes place in Verona, Italy. There are two rival families, the Capulets and the Montagues, and Juliet and Romeo are the star-crossed lovers from the two opposing families. In Act II Scene II, Romeo is talking to Juliet on the balcony immediately after they meet.Here, Shakespeare reveals Romeos and Juliets personalities in the scene. Shakespeare reveals a loving and impulsive side to Romeo, while on the other hand, reveals a hesitant and cautious side to Juliet. Shakespeare reveals that Romeo has a passionate, as well as impulsive love for Juliet. In the balcony scene he says to Juliet, My life were better ended by their hate, than death prorogued, wanting of thy love. (82) Thi s suggests that Romeo is precept that he would choose death over Juliet not loving him, and reveals his earnest love for Juliet.Also, he boldly states, Therefore thy kinsmen are no come off to me. (72) He declares this because he is so deeply in love with her. He has the courage to say this even when he knows that Juliets relatives want to fine-tune him because he is a Montague. Romeos impulsive behavior is suggested when he asks, Th exchange of thy loves faithful vow for mine(134). even out though Romeo had just met Juliet that night, he proposes that they get married, which reveals that he is impetuous. Romeo is characterized as passionate but impulsive, which leads him rushing into decisions, and ultimately his death.Juliet is shown to be hesitant and cautious because is mount beyond her age. She is cautious about Romeos love for her, almost doubting of it, because she says to him, And if thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully (99). This shows that she wants to be reassu red that he rattling loves her. When Romeo proposes for them to marry, she responds It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden (125) which shows that Juliet thinks that they should be careful, because she believes their love is develop too quickly.She then compares their love to what it could be, Too alike the lightning, which doth cease to be which means that like lightning, their love can disappear as degenerate as it appeared. She is worried that this will happen to them as well. Her cautious and hesitant behavior balances out Romeos character and actions. Shakespeare suggests that Romeo and Juliet are very antithetic in character. Romeo is quick to act, while Juliet takes her time and thinks of the possible outcomes. Their personalities create a perfect balance.Although they complete each others personalities, their young and sudden love is like the always changing and tumultuous ocean. The two lovers should not rush into their love because their love for each other, as Juli et says Follow thee my lord throughout the conception, foreshadows that Juliet will ultimately follow Romeo into death because of their love. Love holds the power to perform people do extraordinary things but sometimes may lead to irreversible consequences, such as death.