Comparing The Tragic Love Story Of Romeo And Juliet
Opposites attract, similar to how magnets are drawn to each other. This tragic love story sheds light on Romeo and Juliet, a pair of star-crossed lovers. The play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, features a love story between the two main characters, Romeo and Juliet and takes place in Verona, Italy. There are two rival families, the Capulets and the Montagues, and Juliet and Romeo are the “star-crossed lovers” from the two opposing families. In Act II Scene II, Romeo is talking to Juliet on the balcony immediately after they meet. Here, Shakespeare reveals Romeo’s and Juliet’s personalities in the scene. Shakespeare reveals a passionate and impulsive side to Romeo, while on the other hand, reveals a hesitant and cautious side to Juliet.
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In the balcony scene he says to Juliet, “My life were better ended by their hate, than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.”(82) This suggests that Romeo is saying that he would choose death over Juliet not loving him, and reveals his fervent love for Juliet. Also, he boldly states, “Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me.”(72) He declares this because he is so deeply in love with her. He has the courage to say this even when he knows that Juliet’s relatives want to kill him because he is a Montague. Romeo’s impulsive behavior is suggested when he asks, “Th’ exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine”(134). Even though Romeo had just met Juliet that night, he proposes that they get married, which reveals that he is impetuous. Romeo is characterized as passionate but impulsive, which leads him rushing into decisions, and ultimately his
In the balcony scene he says to Juliet, “My life were better ended by their hate, than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.”(82) This suggests that Romeo is saying that he would choose death over Juliet not loving him, and reveals his fervent love for Juliet. Also, he boldly states, “Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me.”(72) He declares this because he is so deeply in love with her. He has the courage to say this even when he knows that Juliet’s relatives want to kill him because he is a Montague. Romeo’s impulsive behavior is suggested when he asks, “Th’ exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine”(134). Even though Romeo had just met Juliet that night, he proposes that they get married, which reveals that he is impetuous. Romeo is characterized as passionate but impulsive, which leads him rushing into decisions, and ultimately his