Romeo first falls in love with Juliet after seeing her at the party held by the Capulets. Physical appearance is Romeo’s only view on love and this can sometimes lead to Friar’s idea; not everyone can have the love they desire in a short amount of time. Also, Romeo decides to go “To Juliet’s grave, for there must [he] use thee” (5.2.91 Foreshadowing). After Juliet killed herself by drinking a potion from Friar, Romeo hears that news and goes to Juliet to kill himself. This view is similar to Juliet’s point of view on love; sacrifice has to be made in order for them to be happy but the result wasn’t what they were hoping to see. Every character having different views on love made the play by William Shakespeare more intense but also tragic.
Similar but different views on love by Romeo, Juliet, and Friar were visible through not only their actions in the play but also in their speech. Many of the characters used literary devices such as foreshadowing, simile, and metaphor to represent their attitude towards love. For example, Friar uses metaphor to advise Romeo that rushed love can often be tragic. These use of literary devices from characters is what eventually lead to the death of Romeo and Juliet in the play but that’s also the reason why “Romeo and Juliet” is called the greatest love story of all