Romeo and Juliet literally fall in love at first sight. They encounter each other at the Capulet (Juliet's family) masque, or costume party, and they do not know each other when they meet. Romeo, upon viewing Juliet, is stricken by her beauty, saying:
Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!
For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.
Of course, he has been wailing over his unrequited love for Rosaline previous to this encounter, so the audience realizes that he has, in fact, loved before. But he is obviously smitten, and approaches her, and when she returns his kiss, it is equally obvious that she feels the same way. This is confirmed when she asks the Nurse for Romeo's name, saying that "if he be married / My grave is like to be my wedding bed." In other words, just seconds after meeting Romeo, she has resolved either to marry him or never marry at all. So it is clear that Romeo and Juliet have instantly fallen in love (even if we may ask at this point in the play whether theirs is a mature love or simply an impulse of youth).
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