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Examples Of The Folly Of Youth In Romeo And Juliet

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The folly of youth defines the relationship between the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet express their foolish love for each other in Act II Scene II when Romeo says, “It is my lady, oh it is my love”. Shakespeare conveys the folly of youth through Romeo’s devoted and lovestruck tone toward Juliet. The quote expresses how Romeo is enamoured of her though only known her for such a small amount of time. The tragic hero’s hamartia is revealed when he falls this deeply in love with Juliet. This is ironic as only the day before he was this deeply in love with Rosaline and was depressed after his love was unrequited. His tone significantly changed from misery to overjoyed, this highlights the foolishness of youth and how quickly
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