In the William Shakespeare play, about a pair of star crossed lovers who were forbidden to see each other because of their families, Romeo and Juliet had many factors trying to keep them apart. They each had strong passions which brought them together, but caused many problems for the two. Romeo Montague had many acts of strong and barely controllable emotions, which is passion. Because of the passion Romeo had, it depicted and changed the course of the play. Throughout the play of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo has had many passionate feelings. In the first Act, before Romeo had met Juliet, he was in love with a woman named Roseline. He had never talked to her but was in love with her looks, and felt passion towards her. Because of the passions he felt for her, his friends had convinced him to go to a party. Romeo has been upset but still decided to go to the party with his friends for a chance to see Rosaline. “Some consequences yet hanging in the stars/ Shall bitterly begin his fearful …show more content…
Tybalt the cousin of Juliet had seen them talk at the party of the Capulet’s and he was furried because the families are sworn enemies. Tybalt then approached Romeo the next day to cause a fight but instead of killing him, he killed his best friend Mercutio. Romeo had a bunch of passion running inside of him, and Romeo uncontrollably killed Tybalt due to the passion he had to avenge his best friend “Now Tybalt, take the ‘villain’ back again/ That late thou gavest me; for Mercutio’s soul/ is but a little way above our heads,/ Staying for thine to keep him company./ Either thou or I both, must go with him”( Shakespeare 3.1 120-124). The following quotation represents the passion Romeo had towards Tybalt due to the unnecessary killing of his best friend, this changes the course of the play because it leads to Romeo’s banishment from