Whenfirst sees , he provides this famous line:
For I neer saw true beauty till this night. (I.v.56)
He hasn't even spoken to her yet, so this line supports that he is immediately
infatuated with her beauty. When he sneaks onto her family's property and spies on her before
the balcony scene, he notes that
Oh, that I were a glove
upon that hand
That I might touch that cheek! (II.ii.24-25)
Again, Romeo is seen admiring Juliet's beauty, wishing to simply be
her glove so that he could touch her cheek. Not aware that Romeo is below her balcony, Juliet
muses on the Montague name and decides that it is not a name that makes a man. She declares that
roses would smell just as wonderful if they had any other name and then says,
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,
Retain that dear
perfection which he owes
Without that title. (II.ii.48-49)
These sentiments lean toward her infatuation as she considers
Romeo's own "sweetness," similar to the rose. She hears something down below and
calls...
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