In this week's weather forecast, there will be a love storm with a high chance of tragedy. William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet depicts the rise and fall of love between two star-crossed lovers. Romeo and Juliet, the protagonists of this story, begin their story when they meet at a party. There they fall desperately in love with each other. Within days, they marry, their loved ones die, Romeo is banished, and their hopes for a happy ending fade. The feelings they share are incredibly powerful and affect not only themselves, but the lives of many others. Love brings joy and sadness, peace and death. Romeo, one of the star-crossed lovers, is affected by his feelings for Juliet. At first, Romeo is hopelessly in love with Rosaline. Romeo mopes as he describes his love as "too hard, too crude, too turbulent, and it pricks like a thorn" (1.4.25-26) because Rosaline did not feel the same way about him. When Romeo first lays eyes on Juliet, he forgets Rosaline and exclaims, “Has my heart loved until now? Perjure I...