Romeo was deeply in love with Rosaline and wanted to be with her and get married. “For beauty starved with her severity…She is too fair, too wise, wisely too fair, to merit bliss by making me despair: She hath forsworn to love, and in that vow…” (Romeo and Juliet 1.1.210-214) Romeo thought that Rosaline was everything he was looking for. Rosaline on the other hand did not care for Romeo, or from what the play tells us. Romeo moved on past Rosaline at a party the Capulets were throwing. If Romeo had not moved onto Juliet many, if not all, characters would have still been alive.
Their passionate love and impulsive decision to savor their relationship ends in death. To add to this, Romeo and Juliet never fully matured because they just wanted to focus on being together forever. No matter what came in their way, their relationship was always the priority. To sum up, experiencing love changed Juliet by making her more independent and self-assured. Her love for Romeo helped her to better understand herself and her own emotions.
There is a myriad of themes and enthralling characters in the play “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare in the late 16th century. In my opinion, Mercutio, a kinsman of the Prince and the best friend of the young Petrarchan lover Romeo, is the most interesting as he is such a vivid and complex character. Mercutio brings colour, life, and humor to the play with his vulgar puns and jokes. He is very loquacious, erratic, always ready to guard his family and friend's honor and anti-romantic (just like the Nurse, he treats love only as a sexual attraction), which contrasts with peaceful, quiet and romantic Romeo, making Mercutio his antithesis. The audience sees his salience as he tries to save Romeo from melancholy and his courtly
Elise Gutierrez Mrs. Liebson English 9 7 March 2023 Romeo’s Rash Actions Romeo’s actions in the play of Romeo and Juliet have a great effect on the other characters in the play. Romeo's hasty behavior leads to a chain reaction of events that ultimately result in tragedy. The initial action of his falling in love with Juliette set the stage for the entire play.
In The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, two star-crossed lovers battle against their fate as they slowly realize the consequences of forbidden love. In the play, Romeo is one of the main characters, and he falls in love with Juliet, which is then soon followed by a proposal for marriage. Throughout the play, the couple fights to remain together, leaving a trail of death and destruction along the way; a journey which ends in the tragic deaths of both of them. Romeo is a passionate and brave lover, yet also impulsive and reckless, flaws which eventually end in the deaths of himself along with Juliet. Ultimately, Romeo’s evolution from being depressed over Rosaline’s chastity to becoming Juliet’s devoted lover serves as the main
“Alas that love, whose view is muffled still, should without eyes see pathways to his will.” (I,i) This quote displays the feelings Romeo has toward love.
This proves that Romeo falls in love too quickly, also he's just not ready to be in love or get married. Romeo is very impulsive and always jumps into action when something happens. ¨Romeo there's only one thing I can call you a/ villain¨ (3.1. 56-57).
I will be playing Romeo Montigue in the play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, and he is a literal lover boy, who falls too fast and too hard. Although he is a little immature at first he’s a good guy with a lot of passion and a strong will. This can be shown throughout the play, because only after one day of knowing Juliet, they get married. He’s a certified lover boy, who is more in love with the idea of being in love, instead of loving, this is also shown because he only “falls in love” if the girl is pretty. “Did my heart love till now?
Montague says, “Many a morning hath he there been seen, with tears augmenting the fresh morning’s dew, adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs”(1.1 134-6). In this quote Montague speaks of Romeo’s sadness; Romeo’s depression is further shown when he goes to friar Lawrence after he is banished and says, “Thou canst not speak of that thou dost not feel. Wert thou as young as I, Juliet thy love, an hour but married, Tybalt murderéd, doting like me, and like me banishéd, then mightst thou speak, then mightst thou tear thy hair and fall upon the ground as I do now, taking the measure of an unmade grave”(3.3 68-74). Romeo's Love is shown when Friar Lawrence speaks about Romeo’s fickle love for Rosaline, “What a change is
Nina Hattersley Ms Stine Grade 9A English 17th February 2023 Title Characters develop in stories like humans change in their lives, going from selfish to compassionate and empathetic, and learning from their mistakes. The Tempest by William Shakespeare is a comedy about the Duke of Milan, Prospero, being overthrown by his brother Antonio and the King of Naples, Alonso. Prospero restores justice by returning to power by using his magic to bring them and their servants to the island he was sent to. Prospero’s daughter, Miranda, falls in love with Ferdinand, the prince of Naples, and they wed before returning back to Naples while Prospero frees his slaves, Ariel and Caliban.
Do not forget that he loved Rosaline up to seeing Juliet. This quote comes from the night of the party before he goes to Juliet's house. ¨Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.¨ Act 1, Scene 5, Lines 44-45 by Romeo.
Ethan Zerangue Ms. Baker English 1 2 February 2023 In his masterpiece, the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare portrays some characters to live idle lives and to be strongly against change, but portrays others, like the fateful protagonists, to be willing to go against stereotypes. Juliet Capulet, one of the protagonists and love interest of the other protagonist, Romeo, is shown to have changed from initially obedient to rebellious; ultimately revealing the major theme of coming of age. Juliet shifts from compliant to rebellious.
Juliet tells Romeo, “How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore?/ The orchard walls are high and hard to climb,/ And the place death, considering who thou art,/ If any of my kinsmen find thee here (II.,ii, 62-65) Romeo risked his life for the person he loves, which shows a shift in maturity. “I would not for the world they saw thee here” (II., ii, 74). Juliet tells Romeo she wouldn’t let anything happen to him, which also shows a shift in maturity. The revenge, love, and secret marriage caused Romeo and Juliet to grow up quickly and become more of an adult and make more decisions on their own.
Romeo is saying how nothing can ruin the joy and happiness he feels when being with Juliet. Juliet truly has a special place in Romeo’s heart, especially if he already wanted to marry her after only knowing her for not a full twenty-four hours. This evidence proves that Romeo feels the emotion of love by showing the readers how much he is honestly fond of Juliet. In David Dobbs article, Beautiful Brains, Dobbs speaks on how teenagers brains aren’t fully developed and because of that teens tend to make decisions they will eventually regret. Romeo is practically blinded by his love for Juliet.
The Character Development of Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a story that only spams the course of four days, however the protagonist Juliet goes through so much change. In this essay I’ll be focusing on how her character develops during the pay. When we are first introduced to Juliet she is quiet, obedient, innocent and deferent. In act 1 scene 3, her mother questions her about her view on marriage, she answers, “I’ll look to like, if looking liking move.” This suggests that she is immature because she had a childish conception of love (one can’t simply try to love).
