Romeo and Juliet fall in love with each other because they have many similar attributes, but are also very different. The similar things between the two characters make Romeo and Juliet perfect for one another. Most importantly, both Romeo and Juliet love deeply and intensely. This character trait makes them perfectly compatible with each other, but they each have opposite parts of their personalities that balance out the other. For example, Juliet is very stable and confident with her decisions, while Romeo changes his mind often and easily. Romeo falls in deeply in love twice throughout the play. First, with Rosaline, Romeo commits so much of himself to her that without her attention, he falls into a deep state of depression. Montague explains that Romeo “shuts up his windows, locks far daylight out and make himself an artificial night” (1.1.151). Romeo put so much emotion and heart into his love, that he has none left afterwards to recover with, so he shuts out the rest of the world. With his second love, Romeo tells the Juliet, who he has just met earlier that day, that he will risk his life to be with her. After Juliet warns Romeo about the danger of him visiting her in her home, Romeo says, “ And but thou love me, let them find me here: My life were better ended by their hate, Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.” (2.2.76-78). Romeo loves Juliet so much that he would rather be killed than to go without seeing her. Romeo loves both girls with such deep passion that he would rather be dead than to be without their love. Similarly, Juliet also loves deeply and passionately. An example of this is when Juliet suggests to Romeo that one of them leave their family behind so that they can be in love. Juliet is in such deep love with Romeo that she doesn’t care about the repercussions that will come from the pair being together. Juliet says to Romeo, “Deny thy father refuse thy name, thou art thyself thou not a montegu