How Does Romeo's Character Develop

Romeo's character is developed greatly throughout the play, ‘Romeo and Juliet', through Shakespeare's use of language. Various themes are introduced to the play; love, tragedy and conflict are some examples. Romeo's character can be identified by his connections with the themes. At the beginning of the play, Romeo seems quite mature, in the sense that he is in love, and growing up. However, immaturity is beginning to arise, as Romeo shows that he cannot cope with the unrequited love haunting him: ‘Ay me, sad hours seem long'. We can see from this that Romeo has no intention of attempting to forget about Roseline. This proves that he is in fact quite immature. On the other hand, being in love and to such a degree as this, shows a growing sense of maturity about Romeo. Further into the play, at the Capulets' party, Romeo enters in disguise, soon to meet …show more content…
As Romeo had previously killed Tybalt, he resulted in being banished from Verona. This event happening made Romeo be forced into the real world, where he had to become a responsible man, instead of an immature boy. At the end of the play, when Romeo meets Juliet at the tomb after discovering the news of her death, he is unaware of her real situation. The real strength of their love is depicted very well here in the actions Romeo takes, by dying to be with Juliet. Shakespeare creates a very strange, yet romantic atmosphere, for this scene to happen, with various people dead, lying on the floor. The abnormality of this situation is used very effectively, to convey the abnormal power of this love between Romeo and Juliet. We finally see a new mature Romeo at the end of the play. Juliet is his everything, and he would rather die than never be able to see her again: ‘It is the East, and she is the Sun'. This shows us that Romeo is in fact a man who is truly in love, and who, clearly, has grown up throughout the play, following valuable