Romeo's Character Essay

Romeo Montague’s character is an intellectual scholar and emotional lover who shares his feelings with vivid language and passion. During a conversation between Montague and Benvolio, concerning Romeo’s recent whereabouts, Montague comments, ¨He there been seen, with tears augmenting the fresh morning's dew¨ (1.1.134-135). Romeo deals with his emotions by strolling and hiding in the woods away from his friends and family. He also has been distant as he does not return home until the sun rises, and when he does return home, he locks himself up alone in his bedroom. Out of curiousity for Romeo’s odd behavior and in hopes of finding something out, Benvolio asks Romeo why he is upset in which Romeo reveals, “Out of her favor where I am in love”

In truth, he is blinded by love where he believe that the brawl between the Capulet and Montague prior was “here’s much to do with hate, but more with love” (1.1.180). After an eon of convincing Romeo to reveal the girl whom he passionately admire but does not return his love, he shares, “Sups the fair Rosaline whom thou so loves” (1.3.90). To symbolize his heartfelt sentiments and aspiration for love, I chose to draw rose detailings--romance usually involves roses--, heart arrows for love, tear drops for his sad moments, and coloring the mask in a gradient--red to blue--to show how a Montague is giving in to a Capulet. These images meticulously represent the emotional rollercoaster Romeo faces, as well as, who he is as Montague. Furthermore to my design of emotional love, I also included graphics that symbolizes his intellectuality since one can see that he has a plethora of rich word choices and knows how to read. It is obvious that his love for Rosaline is extremely ardent, especially when he explained to Benvolio about it with figurative language such as “saint-seducing gold” (1.1.222) and “a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes”