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Romeo and Juliet Essay “Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right” (1 Corinthians 13: 4-6). So begins the bible’s description of love. Everyone has his or her own ideas and definitions of love. Many would agree that Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is the greatest love story of all time. But was the relationship between Romeo and Juliet true love? The relationship between Romeo and Juliet was not true love because it was based on appearances and developed much too quickly with no consequences taken into account Since Romeo and Juliet never really got to know each other, their relationship was based on appearances. When Romeo first saw Juliet, he said this, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty until tonight” (A1 S5 L50-51). This quote shows that Romeo believes he is in love after just seeing the beauty of Juliet. Later that night Romeo spea