Romeo's act of rashness

     The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a comedy, yet a tragedy at the same time where many themes are put to place. You could say each character has their own role and story to them that connects each other in a certain. Although, Romeo's say of true love can be questioned. His love with Juliet can just be a placebo for his heart break and betrayal from his break up with Rosaline, his former fair maiden. I believe that Romeo isn't truly in love with Juliet, but rather is acting out of rashness in order to forget Rosaline. 
     Romeo truly isn't in love, but is forcing himself to think and feel like he's in love as an act to get over Rosalind without knowing it. "One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun," (1.3.99-100)  In other words Romeo is saying that there's no match or anyone greater than Rosaline who can match up to what she was. He believes that he will never again fall in love, that is until he sees Juliet. He stays in astonishment and quickly falls for her. In (2.3.48-49) it states, "with Rosaline? No. I have forgot that name and that names woe." This shows how he's practically tricking himself into believing he's over Rosaline. But also his rashness towards Juliet since he's falling for her for her looks rather than her personality and is rushing into a relationship I think both of them are not ready for.
     In addition, Frair Lawrence states, "Wisely and slow. They stumble those that run fast." (2.4.101) This shows his doubt about Romeo's decisions and is worrying about what's going to happen next. This gives off a type of dark mood foreshadowing a tragedy that's going to upraise. And Romeo states,"O let us hence. I stand on sudden haste." (2.3.100) This shows how he's not thinking about the consequences or what could happen, but rather is rushing into a marriage I think no one's ready for. This is another example about his rashness and not being true love.
     Overall, Romeo isn't truly in love with Rosaline, but rather is caught in a placebo in order to get over Rosaline. He falls head over heels for Juliet's beauty rather than for her personality and then wants to rush into marriage. In my opinion that's a rash teenage decision brought upon the feeling of not wanting to be alone or heart broken again. And he's just using Juliet as a rebound to Rosaline without noticing it or questioning his actions towards his decisions. So, I strongly stand in saying that Romeo isn't truly in love, but rather his love being an act of his youthful rash behavior towards his real feelings.