The Montagues and Capulets burning in the intense inferno of hatred had to bow down to the profound love of their children, Romeo and Juliet. The streets of Verona were no longer a witness to the infamous brawls between the feuding families after the fateful end of the star crossed lovers.
Romeo, the heir to Lord Montague, the sworn enemy of the Capulet’s, engaged his heart for the daughter of his father’s fiercest foe. He wasn’t dissuaded to stop loving Juliet inspite of knowing the fact that his beloved was the apple of the eye of the Capulets. In fact, after the seed of the prodigious love was sown in his heart, it grew unceasingly into a prosperous tree bearing blossoms of love and passion for the fair Capulet maiden. Juliet on the other hand also conceived an equally profound longing for the charming Montague. The lovers were smitten by each other’s charms and the vestiges of hatred were no more impediments on the way of the fateful lovers, to consummate their love. The audacity and purity of their love made them see no obstacle for they were sure that not even their own blood could stand in the way of their love. Therefore they rebelled against their families, defied the blood which had brought them up with immense love and affection. For instance in the discourse with herself, Juliet expressed her desire to give up being a Capulet if the young Montague would refuse his heirloom for her sake. In a nut shell she desired to surrender herself to the Montague if he requited her love for him.
The lovers decided to break the Gordian Knot and engaged themselves into a holy nuptial union. The audacious lovers knew no terror or pain. They were impatient as a little child to frolic in the new found pleasure of their nuptial alliance. Although the streak of impatience in the lovers persuade us to think about the physical longing of the young couple but the physical longing nevertheless had a streak of undying passion of immense love for each other. Romeo, who initially was dying in despair due to his unrequited love for Rosalynn, was now ready to relinquish the world around him and acquiesce the love shown by the fair Capulet. He found great joy in the fact that his bounty of love had finally found a destination, in Juliet.
Juliet’s remarkable love for the Montague has been brought out with immense clarity when she calls Romeo with contradictory names for he had slain her cousin. She was torn between love and responsibility. She could not assimilate the fact that Romeo had slain her own cousin but inspite of this she still loved Romeo with equal passion and affection. Juliet refused to tie the nuptial knot with the richest and the gallant young man in Verona for she already knew that she belonged to Romeo and they had already entered into the holy union.
Love, they say is blind. Although it sounds clichéd but Romeo and Juliet are still the epitome of pure and profound love. Romeo laid down his life and youth at the feet of the lady. He could not bear the shock and grief at the sight of an inanimate Juliet. The lovers had promised to be with each other till the end of eternity and it was proved by the step taken up by Romeo. They had the desire to relinquish the world behind them if it would come on their way and Romeo relinquished his life for his maiden, for he knew he could not live without the love of his life. Love, here as we see had a streak of madness and passion. The lovers are the standing examples of unconditional and undying love. Juliet also committed herself to death upon seeing her beloved’s body. The lovers thus left behind a legend for us to ponder in awe and admiration.
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