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How Does Romeo And Juliet Change Throughout The Play

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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? Forswear it, sight,/For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (Shakespeare 1.5 59-60). Here he’s expressing his love for Juliet, even though he just saw her, and hasn’t even yet talked to her. And as the play goes on Romeo grows more mature, and more understanding of love, thanks to his love for Juliet. This can be shown when Romeo kills himself, because he’d …show more content…

At first Romeo's main goal is to prevent them from fighting, and he does this by talking to Tybalt, and trying not to provoke him. “Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee / Doth much excuse the appertaining rage” (Shakespeare 3.1 72-73), here Romeo isn’t insulting Tybalt like he wants him to, but instead he’s complimenting Tybalt, saying he “loves” him, and this actually enrages Tybalt even more. Later in the scene when Tybalt and Mercutio actually draw their swords, and start fighting, we see Romeo trying to physically stop them, putting his life at risk. But in the end Tybalt ends up murdering Mercutio, leading Romeo to blame himself, because he put his love for Juliet before his friendship with Mercutio, enraging him. This rage blinds him with pure hatred and fury, leading him to murder Tybalt, in revenge for Mercutio. But killing Tybalt means he has killed Juliet’s cousin and defied the prince. This leaves him in a bit of a

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