In the first scene when Benvolio talks with Romeo this courtly love is obvious in his speech when he says "ay me, sad hours seem long" this is typical of this as time tends to go slowly when in courtly love. The rest of the world seems to go so fast as he asks "was that my father that went hence so fast?" showing the strange world he is trapped in. The lists of O's in his poems adds to this type of love ,according to most people, as he says "O brawling love, O loving hate, O any thing of nothing first create". This phrase shows us the rhymed poetry of poor quality typical of courtly love.

Before he sees Juliet he feels heavy saying "with nimble soles, I have a soul of lead" but when he finally sees her he is freed from this feeling and feels all light and happy. In contrast to the time going slowly when in love with Rosaline his love when in love with Juliet time seems to "fly". His meeting with Juliet seems to lift a burden off of him and manages to let himself go and away from the restrictive love with Rosaline.