Infatuation is a passion that is most often defined by these characteristics: unreasoned, foolish, short-lived, over-powering.
Romeo and Juliet don't know each other. They have spent no time discussing their interests, beliefs, goals, or dreams. They have not spent time together, period. They spnd moments together. They are carried away by their initial meeting, by physical attraction and the excitment of initial interest. After this first meeting, they have a short exchange when Juliet is on the balcony. Again, they don't get to know each other - they just spend time discussing their love for one another and then make a date to marry. That's certainly quick!
Without considering how to best make their love work, they rush into marriage. Juliet at first tries to temper Romeo's passion by showing concern for his safety and caution for their feelings - she is shortly overcome by the power of her infatuation and agrees to marry him. They lie and encourage others to lie for them. They have lost sight for anything or anyone but each other. When Tybalt is killed, Juliet has but a momentary thought for her cousin. She is more concerned about her new husband, whom she has known for just a day now.
Their love is so over-powering that they give up their own lives for it. Forgetting their families and their friends, their infatuation steals their sense and they react foolishly.
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