Shallow Romeo and Stupid Juliet :: Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Shallow Romeo and Stupid Juliet         We just finished reading the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In this play we are introduced to the tragic composition of their forbidden discern which ultimately leads to their deaths.  Although Romeo and Juliet is considered to be a timeless love story, I find Romeo to be too immature for this to be so.         When we are freshman introduced to Romeo, he is involved with a girl by the name of Rosaline.  Benvolio inquired about Romeos situation with her to see if she was the cause for his melancholiness, when he discovered she was, he advised him to eat up her and move on to a nonher girl.                 Tut man, one fire burns out anothers burning               One pain is lessened by anothers anguish.               Turn giddy, and be helped by backward turning.               One desperate grief cures with anothers languish.               Take thou some new infection to thy eye,               And the rank poison of the old will die.   Romeo takes the advise Benvolio offered, and not another word about loving Rosaline is spoken.         On the same day, Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio went to the Capulets party dressed in masks so their identities wouldnt be known.  At the party, Romeo saw a splendid girl dancing with Paris and instantly fell in love with her.  He asked a servingman what her name was but he didnt know.                     O, she doth teach the torches to burn sleek            &n bsp      It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night                   As rich jewel in an Ethiops ear-                   Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear.                   So shows a snowy come down trooping with crows                   As yonder lady oer her fellows shows.                   The measure done, Ill watch her place of stand                   And, touching hers, make blessed my rude hand.                   Did my heart love till now? Forsweare it, sight,  & nbsp                For I neer saw true beauty till this night.         I find this hard to believe that Romeo could instantly fall in love with Juliet by her looks alone.  Even harder to believe, is that if he was