One of the very first conflicts that occurred in the novel set the cornerstone for the whole structure of the characters and the play itself. In the beginning, we see Romeo's eternal conflict over Rosaline and how his love is not returned. He thinks that by going to the ball that no other young lady in Verona could replace his love for her; however once he sees Juliet he quickly changes his mind. This first display of his relationship with Rosaline turns to magnify how fake it was. The play references to the common theme of "made of wax" or blind love. This theme shows up as a description of Paris, it describes some of the relationships between the characters, and it describes some of the character's themselves.
The problem that this creates is very real in our society today. Everyone emphases and focuses more on what they are wearing, what people think, and how popular they are. We teenagers go as far as acting one way in one place, and then being different somewhere else. (What Teenager today doesn't want to "fit in"? We all know that sometimes that means not acting ourselves...) There are always fake facades that people put up and even relationships that are unstable (made of wax.) This idea of wax and blind love goes hand and hand with America today. It's a hard truth to take in, but it is very real.
