Examples Of Patience In Romeo And Juliet

Brady Winkelman
Dr.Rowe
CP English 9 Green
9 March 2023

The Tragedy of Romeo’s Impatience With Love
In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is a character who is always rushing things with love and never being patient. Romeo can never wait for love, especially in times where being patient would be best. This character trait of Romeo shows the opposite of patience as said in verse 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. In the scripture it is stated that “love is patient”; however, in Romeo’s case, he can never be patient with love. To be patient in love means to wait for the other and not try to force anything that isn’t there. In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo fails at the “patient” aspect of love because he is always acting

When talking to Benvolio about Rosaline around a day before he meets Juliet, he says, “I do love a woman” (1.1.198). The words “love” and “woman” here show Romeo's passion and love for Rosaline. By saying this days before marrying someone else, he is showing just how impatient he is with love. Later on, when talking to The Friar about Juliet, the Friar brings up a good argument, saying, “If e’er thou wast thyself, and these woes thine, Thou and these woes were all for Rosaline ”(2.3.77-78). The words “woes” and “for Rosaline” show how Romeo would not stop talking about his love and great sadness for Rosaline just a few days ago. This explains how Friar thinks that it is a bad idea for Romeo to be in love with Juliet because a very short time ago he was in despair and in love with Rosaline, who didn’t love him back. Therefore, Romeo got off to a bad start with trying to be patient with his love for Juliet, mostly by moving on from Rosaline too

When Romeo is talking to Juliet about getting married, she brings up a problem with the marriage, saying “It is too rash, too unadvis’d, too sudden”(2.2.118). The words “rash”, “unadvis’d”, and “sudden'' explain how Juliet feels like the marriage is rushed. When Romeo still ends up marrying her without waiting and not thinking about the trouble he could get into, he is not only being very impatient, but also very selfish. Another time Romeo shows his impatience is when the Friar tells him to be patient and find someone outside of Verona, Romeo responds by saying “There is no world without Verona walls, but purgatory, torture, hell itself”(3.3.17-18). By using words like “torture” and “hell” Romeo is showing how he doesnt think he will love anyone but Juliet. This is showing how impatient Romeo is because he has only known Juliet for a few days and if he was patient he could have easily found another woman to love, instead of putting himself and Juliet in even more danger. So, because Romeo is impatient with his marriage and banishment, he is setting up himself and Juliet for the failure that takes place later on in the