Character Logs for Romeo and Juliet Romeo At the beginning of the play, Romeo thinks that he is not good enough for Rosaline. He doubts himself: “She is too fair…wisely too fair.” Act 1 Scene 1 Line 220. He thinks that he doesn’t deserve such a beautiful and clever girl as she is out of his league. Romeo is so under pressure and depressed that he doesn’t want to think about anything else. This miserable situation is making him feel disconnected from the world, and he cannot handle all the strong feelings he has: “O teach me how I should forget to think.” Act 1 Scene 1 Line 225.
Romeo’s fickle heart in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet In Shakespeare’s most famous love story people often forget that Romeo had another love interest before Juliet. Romeo was at first interested in Rosaline, a woman who never even utters a line in the play. Romeo is denied by Rosaline and falls in love with Juliet only days later. In fair Verona, Romeo is venting his frustrations to Benvolio about Rosaline, when he explains “She will stay siege of loving terms/ nor bide th’ encounter of assailing eyes/ nor ope her lap to saint-seducing gold”(1.1.215-218). Romeo is frustrated Rosaline has not responded to his cliché attempts to woo her.
Romeo decided that he was in love with Juliet upon sight without knowing who she was (Shakespeare 924). This was a terrible choice Romeo had literally no idea who she was and this could have stopped the whole conflict of the play. Romeo then ignored his dreams which he believed told his destiny (Shakespeare 921-1009). While if Romeo listened to these dreams which he believed told the future he would have been much more cautious because he would know that he was going to die prematurely. Also, by him listening to his dreams he would have made either little or no poor choices later in the play which results in his death.
They become oblivious as to what is going on in the rest of their lives. When Romeo and Juliet first meet, it seems that their falling in love happens with the blink of an eye for one minute they have only just met each other, and the next they are to plotting their marriage without the knowledge or consent of the Montague or Capulet families. The fact that they had fallen in love without even knowing each other’s last name says a lot about how the relationship between Romeo and Juliet was destined to end as when Juliet finds out he is a Montague she says she has fallen in love ‘with a loathed enemy’. The tragedy of the death of Tybalt was reflected onto the relationship of Romeo and Juliet as this is ultimately what had let to the death of the two characters. On the same day the two wed, Friar Lawrence had warned the two that “These violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss, consume” Not only does the death of Tybalt and Mercutio add to the main tragedies in the play as the death of Tybalt was what had caused Romeo to be ‘banished’ and ultimately led to the death of Romeo and Juliet but also
When he first met Juliet, he seemed to have forgotten about Rosaline Thinking Juliet was dead, Romeo thought that his only option was to take his life out of grief for Juliet. His impatience resulted in the death of Paris, himself and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet's naive minds, suicide was the only answer to their problems. In Juliet's case she had other options but she choose to overlook. Romeo and Juliet's innocence show us that jumping into situations too fast can cause big problems.
“Romeo and Juliet” is a play about two “star-crossed lovers” and how they make hasty decisions to try and make their relationship work. The problem with making hasty decisions is that no matter what the decisions are someone always gets hurt. Romeo is a boy who falls in love too quickly and when his heart is broken he cries and weeps for days and stays in his room and almost never comes out. Juliet is a young girl who has almost never seen or explored the world. The first example of hasty decisions is when Romeo agrees to attend to the Capulet’s diner even though he was never invited to it.
Both Shakespeare and Keats present the negative experiences of people in love by using pathetic fallacy. In Act one scene one of Romeo and Juliet, Montague describes how Romeo ‘locks fair daylight out/And makes himself an artificial night.’ This phrase ‘locks fair daylight out’ suggests that Romeo is in morning because his love is unrequited. ‘locks’ could suggest that he has cut himself off from love and happiness altogether because he is no longer loved by the women he wants, he could also be suggesting that he no longer wants to see anybody because of his broken heart. ‘Daylight’ demonstrates life and happiness however Romeo locking himself out of daylight means he is no longer happy and would rather be in depressed than go looking for another women. The phrase ‘artificial night’ might suggest that Romeo is always sleeping and barely leaves his room.
The Bell Jar Essay Thesis: Buddy Willard Esther's ex, pressures her into bad situations and to do things she has never done before due to his character issues and lack of respect for Esther. Buddy Willard is Esther's former boyfriend. He's the kind of guy that, in a mothers perspective is always trying to get you to be more like him. And if it's from a girls perspective, he's the kind of guy that your mother is always trying to set you up with because he's her idea of perfection, contrary to what your idea of perfection is. No matter how great he seems as a boy, you know there has to be something terribly wrong with him to make your mother like him so much.
Dunstan Ramsay, the novel’s protagonist exhibits the issue of how a rough childhood can impede on relationships later on in life. Dunstan’s relationship with his mother leads him to develop three problems that arise in his dating life. The first problem is Dunstan’s trust issues; he can never fully trust a woman due to his betrayal of trust with his mother. The second problem is Dunstan’s negative depiction of sexual relations. Due to his mother’s stern moral beliefs, he does not have much interest in sexual relations and has negative views on it.
By using the artificiality and immaturity of Romeo and Juliet’s love, as well as their combined impulsiveness and naïveté, Shakespeare warns against the consequences of young love. In the play, Shakespeare utilizes the actions and speeches of Romeo to portray the detrimental effects of immature, young love. Romeo, although being approximately 17, is still just a young adult who knows nothing of true love. While at the party, for example, Romeo is still suffering from anguish and has no intention of looking for new love. At the party however, Romeo spots Juliet and falls in “love” again almost instantly, forgetting about his heartbreak.