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Examples Of Perseverance In Romeo And Juliet

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Cooper Kurz McPherson Biology 6 Mar 2023 Romeo Faltering With Love In William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is depicted as a passionate and devoted lover. However, as 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 tells us, true love requires perseverance in adversity. While Romeo may possess a genuine passion for Juliet, he sometimes struggles to embody this essential trait. He shows his failure of perseverance when he gives up on his pursuit of Rosaline and ultimately chooses to end his own life rather than face the loss of Juliet. Yet, Romeo also displays remarkable perseverance when he is in exile and determined to find a way to be reunited with Juliet. In the end, Romeo's struggle for love leads him to a tragic death with Juliet. Throughout the play, …show more content…

Unlike Romeo's love for Rosaline, Romeo is unwilling to give up on Juliet. When Romeo is exiled, he expresses his feelings about separation: "There is no world without Verona walls, but purgatory, hell itself." In this sentence, Romeo tells us that he feels that without Juliet he feels he is in hell. This statement from later on supports this, "Heaven is here, where Juliet lives" By comparing Juliet's presence to heaven, it shows that Romeo will hate every minute he is without Juliet. Romeo has perseverance because of his feelings about being separated from Juliet. Once it is time for Romeo to leave Verona, Romeo climbs down from Juliet's room, then one of the last things he says to Juliet is, "farewell! I will omit no opportunity that may convey my greetings, love, to thee." His final conversation with Juliet is one of his last acts of perseverance. The word "omit" could be replaced with the word forget, so the meaning of this sentence shows that Romeo will take any chance he gets to see Juliet. This action shows how Romeo perseveres because he still thinks he can see Juliet again, so he doesn't give …show more content…

While Romeo is in exile, he still hopes to return to Juliet, but once he finds out that Juliet is dead, he loses hope and perseverance. Romeo says, "Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight." The phrase "lie with thee," means Romeo will die next to Juliet. Romeo's action here shows a lack of perseverance because he could have continued without Juliet, but Romeo gives up. While Romeo's plan works and he gets the poison, just before he dies, Romeo talks to Juliet as she lies next to him. Romeo says, "Will I set up my everlasting rest, and shake the yoke of inauspicious stars" The phrase "inauspicious stars" means unfavorable fortune, and the term "everlasting rest" talks about Romeo's death. Because Romeo thinks that he and Juliet's love ended because of his lack of luck, he believes that he is stuck and can't do anything, so he drinks the poison and dies, showing his last act of failing

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