The writer of this response thinks that romeo is just a teenager that easily falls in love, this is shown through quotes from the analysis like "He’s a handsome man of about sixteen who falls easily in and out of love demonstrating his immaturity." and "At the beginning of the play he is hopelessly in love with Rosaline but immediately falls in love with Juliet at first sight" the wrier also implies that the character develops during the story. he also says that romeo was not violent but could be provoked and that he didn't care about their family's ongoing feud through quotes like "Romeo is not interested in the on-going feud between his family and the Capulets – he is not a violent man. Tybalt tries to provoke Romeo into fighting him but, true to character, Romeo is not drawn in. However, when his close friend is killed by Tybalt, Romeo retaliates and kills in a fit of rage and grief."
Romeo is son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague. He’s a handsome man of about sixteen who falls easily in and out of love demonstrating his immaturity.
At the beginning of the play he is hopelessly in love with Rosaline but immediately falls in love with Juliet at first sight - Could this be fate? Shakespeare encourages us to question Romeo’s feelings towards Juliet. However, Romeo proves his love through his integrity and actions and he secretly marries Juliet with the help of his friend and confident Friar Lawrence.Romeo is not interested in the on-going feud between his family and the Capulets – he is not a violent man. Tybalt tries to provoke Romeo into fighting him but, true to character, Romeo is not drawn in. However, when his close friend is killed by Tybalt, Romeo retaliates and kills in a fit of rage and grief. (http://shakespeare.about.com/od/romeoandjuliet/a/romeo_char.htm) |