Romeo And Juliet Change Essay

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Change can be a transformative and beneficial part of our lives. Accepting change and adapting from this is crucial for emotional growth. In William Shakespear’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, two young lovers come from rival families, the Capulets and Montagues, whose love is doomed from the start due to their families conflict. Romeo’s shallow, irrational,and impulsive traits show no development and ultimately lead to his tragic death. Romeo Montague is a static character and his lack of character development has dire consequences.

To begin, Romeo is initially superficial and remains this way. This is displayed through his unrequited love for Rosaline. After the brawl between the servants in the market square of Verona,

This is displayed through his hasty and violent choices. After Tybalt has killed Mercutio, Romeo is left heart-broken and angry. When Tybalt returns, Romeo is desperate for revenge and declares that “Either thou or I, or both, must go with him” (3.1.91). In this moment Romeo is blinded by his needs of vengeance and fights Tybalt, killing him. Romeo acts on his emotions without considering what the consequences would be. Romeo is entirely in love with Juliet, and yet fails to consider that killing Tybalt could mean he might never see her again. Romeo’s hasty and impulsive thinking is an example of his impetuousness. Another example of Romeo’s impetuous actions is through his threats to servant Balthasar. Romeo and Balthasar are approaching the Capulet memorial where Juliet lies “dead”. Romeo tells his servant that he has to retrieve Juliet's ring and has important business to do with it. Hence, he wants Balthasar to leave him alone. Romeo’s true intentions are to kill himself, but Balthasar does not know this. He is so desperate for Balthasar to go away that he says, “But if thou, jealous, dost return to pry in what I farther shall intend to do, by heaven, I will tear thee joint by joint and strew this hungry churchyard with thy limbs. The time and my intents are savage-wild, more fierce and more inexorable far then empty tigers or the roaring sea” (5.3.37-43). His “intents” being “savage-wild” indicates Romeo’s detachment from humanity, as his obsession for Juliet grows. Romeo goes to the extent of threatening his loyal servant, telling Balthasar he will rip off his arms and legs and throw them around in the cemetery. His neverending devotion to Juliet leads to him becoming harsh and aggressive to someone he loves. Threatening Balthasar is another example of his Impetuous nature. All in all, Romeo is an impetuous character whose actions have irrevocable