Love at First Sight Romeo and Juliet

As quoted by Maggie Stiefvater, "the world needs more love at first sight." Romeo is the classic example of love at first sight, and possibly the best known example for love at first sight. In the play Romeo and Juliet love at first sight is a main theme that takes place This was a common phenomenon that Shakespeare used in his works. . Many people in today's society look at the play Romeo and Juliet as their inspirational love story. Lines such as, "Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!/ For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night"(I.v.59-60), are the lines that modern day people crave for. The lines that women wish were said to them today. Honestly though, does love at first sight exist? Romeo and Juliet's entire relationship happens over a period of four days, in today's society most do not even begin a relationship within four days. I believe that most girls of today's society read Romeo and Juliet and are actually jealous of their relationship. Most people look towards Juliet's character who Shakespeare seemed to have paid exceptional attention to. Juliet is considered to be the central point of interest and focus of the whole tragedy. What is interesting is that if you take away the dying part at the end any girl would want to be Juliet. She not only has one, but two men who want to marry her. Not only that, but she is intelligent and beautiful and does find love at first sight. For the first time Romeo meets Juliet in Capulet's house at the fair. In the noisy environment of the carnival  among many tables and dancing couples, Romeo sees Juliet and they both fall in love at first sight. What makes readers love this scene of love at first sight even more is the fact that it was written in a sonnet, which most people know are usually written about great love.Romeo and Juliet remains to be one of the greatest love stories because it appeals to many of the romantic sensibilities. Readers love the extremity of it. Our basic ideas of romance are upheld by the deaths. In many ways many people wish that they loved so strongly that they would literally die for it. It isn't happening in real life and most people would actually shy away from doing it, so Romeo and Juliet's extreme actions and passion, and sad consequences appeal to a part of us that we like to believe in, but don't really want to live out. In conclusion, love at first sight doesn't happen very often anymore, so plays like this help keep the hope alive for those who do believe.