Romeo
The son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague. A young man of about sixteen, Romeo is handsome, intelligent, and sensitive. Though impulsive and immature, his idealism and passion make him an extremely likable character. He lives in the middle of a violent feud between his family and the Capulets, but he is not at all interested in violence. His only interest is love. At the beginning of the play he is madly in love with a woman named Rosaline, but the instant he lays eyes on Juliet, he falls in love with her and forgets Rosaline. Thus, Shakespeare gives us every reason to question how real Romeo’s new love is, but Romeo goes to extremes to prove the seriousness of his feelings. He secretly marries Juliet, the daughter of his father’s worst enemy; he happily takes abuse from Tybalt; and he would rather die than live without his beloved. Romeo is also an affectionate and devoted friend to his relative Benvolio, Mercutio, and Friar Lawrence.
Response
To me, Romeo develops from being a lovesick wimp to someone who is decisive and self-reliant. He becomes decisive and self-reliant by going to the extreme to be with Juliet. he goes to the extreme by marrying Juliet in secret, who is the daughter of his fathers worst enemy, the Capulets. The writer also makes Romeo go to the Extreme by making him take lots of abuse from Tybalt because Tybalt is now family with Romeo but does not know.All this makes Romeo a decisive and self-reliant person.
The son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague. A young man of about sixteen, Romeo is handsome, intelligent, and sensitive. Though impulsive and immature, his idealism and passion make him an extremely likable character. He lives in the middle of a violent feud between his family and the Capulets, but he is not at all interested in violence. His only interest is love. At the beginning of the play he is madly in love with a woman named Rosaline, but the instant he lays eyes on Juliet, he falls in love with her and forgets Rosaline. Thus, Shakespeare gives us every reason to question how real Romeo’s new love is, but Romeo goes to extremes to prove the seriousness of his feelings. He secretly marries Juliet, the daughter of his father’s worst enemy; he happily takes abuse from Tybalt; and he would rather die than live without his beloved. Romeo is also an affectionate and devoted friend to his relative Benvolio, Mercutio, and Friar Lawrence.
Response
To me, Romeo develops from being a lovesick wimp to someone who is decisive and self-reliant. He becomes decisive and self-reliant by going to the extreme to be with Juliet. he goes to the extreme by marrying Juliet in secret, who is the daughter of his fathers worst enemy, the Capulets. The writer also makes Romeo go to the Extreme by making him take lots of abuse from Tybalt because Tybalt is now family with Romeo but does not know.All this makes Romeo a decisive and self-reliant person.