Romeo & Juliet, Act 2

   I think this part of the story was okay, it was good, but I felt it was a bit too mushy. Plus, once again, I wanted to slap both of our young heroes, particularly Romeo. I felt a bit like I was walking down the hallway at  school and watching two classmates who have been a couple for two weeks profess their love for each other... Really? I think what Romeo and Juliet feel is a bit more like an infatuation with each other. As a matter of fact, according to a self-help website I found: Signs of infatuation are feelings of panic, uncertainty, overpowering lust, feverish excitement, and impatience. When infatuated, we are thrilled, but not happy, wanting to trust, yet suspicious. There are lingering, nagging doubts about our “partner in infatuation” and their love for us. We’re miserable when they’re away, almost like we’re not complete unless we’re with them. It’s a rush and it’s intense. It’s difficult to concentrate. When infatuated we experience a surge of dopamine that rushes through the brain causing us to feel good. Norepinephrine flows through the brain stimulating production of adrenaline (pounding heart). Phenylethalimine (found in chocolate) creates a feeling of bliss. Irrational romantic sentiments may be caused by oxytocin, singling feelings of emotional attachment. Together these chemicals sometimes override the brain activity that governs logic. 
   Sound a bit like our young lovers? Yeah, that's what I thought too.
   Also, as I mentioned earlier, I wanted to slap Romeo, particularly for this reason:
              ROMEO: Lady, by yonder blessed moon I swear
              That tips with silver all these fruit-tree tops-
   Earlier in the story, Romeo compares Rosalind to the moon, and falls out of love with her the minute he sees Juliet. Luckily, Juliet is smart enough to doubt this.
              JULIET: O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon,
             That monthly changes in her circled orb,
             Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.
   And even though it is just a story, I really do kinda hate Romeo for saying that... He does mature by the end of the story, I know, but still, it bugs me.