The play of Romeo and Juliet is very different from William Shakespeare's other tragedies in the sense that there are no clear individual heroes. The two protagonists are more passive; both are extremely naïve and lacking understanding on how the world works. The hero is often thought to be the romantic, yet emotional, Romeo. But Romeo's brash background, outbursts, murders, and the foolish actions make him a horrible choice for her, however, proves to be more innocent than Romeo because she possesses a more rigorous and higher moral ethics. Juliet is also more successful in thinking about how to overcome the obstacles that she is faced with throughout the play instead of charging in head first much like Romeo. While both characters are not …show more content…
Juliet says of marriage, “It is an honor that I dream not of” (1.4.67) and although her innocence goes hand in hand with her youth and ignorance, her lack of knowledge seems to have instilled good values in her. This shows that at the beginning of the play that the fair Juliet is inexperienced in the sexual side of herself and is very obedient to her parents thus portraying her strong moral ethics. Juliet’s sexual innocence is conflicting to the charming Romeo's character.When Romeo first comes onto the scene, he exclaims to the heavens that he is in love with a young woman named Rosaline and says that “She is rich in beauty…” (1.1.214). Rosaline has sworn chastity and wants nothing to do with Romeo. But, this doesn't stop Romeo from attending a party to see her, where his mind is quickly turned away from Rosaline as he sets his sights instead on the young Juliet. He speaks praises to Juliet's beauty before ever uttering a word to her saying,“Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! / For me‟ er saw true beauty till this