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Summary Of Romeo And Juliet Act 1

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In act 1 scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet Romeo speaks these lines because he is depressed and in grief. In this scene Romeo’s one true love Rosaline has broken his heart. She has decided to become a nun so she will stay a virgin forever. Romeo is feeling sorry for himself and thinking that he will never get over Rosaline. Benvolio starts crying because he is sad for Romeo but Romeo does not welcome his tears. He is sulking around trying to make everyone feel sorry for him. These lines are written in poetry as a quatrain . In modern English it means that his sadness weighs heavily on his heart,causing him heartache and depression,He thinks Benvolio is trying to make Romeo sad for him, he tells Benvolio that he is already too sad to deal with his
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