William Shakespeare is generally regarded as one of the greatest writers of English literature. Romeo and Juliet is considered one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays of all time. It is a compelling and timeless drama about innocent, young lovers separated by their feuding families. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo Montague is the tragic hero. As the play develops, Romeo grows from boyhood to manhood through his change from lust to love.
In the beginning of the play, Romeo is a little boy moaning over love. Sad because he is not with the women he believes he loves, “Bid a sick man in sadness make his will. Ah, word ill urged to one that is so ill!” . Never experiencing the true meaning of love; he prances around, acting as if he knows of true love. For example, He explains his emotions to be, “A madness most discreet, A choking gall, and a preserving sweet”
(I, i, 191-192). He believes he is in love with Rosaline, “I do love a woman” but is only lust from a young man ( I, i, 203). It is lust because Romeo is easily persuaded by Benvolio to go to the Capulet ball to look upon other beautiful ladies, “Sups the fair Rosaline whom thou so loves; With all the admired beauties of Verona. Go thither, and
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He can not love Juliet anymore than he already does. His passion now absorbs itself in dying, as it did before in loving Juliet. Romeo will truly stay the male symbol of passionate love until the end of time. There is no turning back for him now. Upon hearing of Juliet’s death, “Her body sleeps in Capel’s monument,” and with the words, “I defy you, stars;” Romeo takes fate firmly in his hands and determines the time and manner of his own death (V, i, 17/V, i, 24). Wanting to marry Juliet, Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence for help, “I’ll tell thee as we pass; but this I pray, That thou consent to marry us to-day. It is not love but lust because hours before those same feelings were devoted to Rosaline, “She hath forsworn to love, and in that vow/Do I live dead that live to tell it now” (I, i, 221-222). Romeo is still young and wild at heart. Romeo Montague makes the biggest sacrifice anyone can make; his life. Romeo does not pause to think about what has just happened but with unwavering courage he goes to search out his true love in death, “Juliet, I will lie with thee to-night (V, i, 35).
At this point, Romeo’s ability to die for Juliet comes as no surprise. I have forgot that name and that name’s woe” (II, iii, 46).
Romeo goes to the tomb to die with Juliet, “Here, here will I remain/With worms that are thy chambermaids. He does not permit himself to fight Tybalt because of his love towards Juliet. Romeo hesitates in fighting him, “I do protest I never injured thee, But love thee better than thou canst devise.
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