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Fickleness In Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo Montague is a main character of the play “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakesere. One of the main reasons the play ends tragically is because of Romeo’s impulsiveness and fickleness throughout the play. His traits and reactions toward certain events help drive the play in a negative manner. In many situations, Romeo acts with his emotions rather than with his mind which leads to a chaotic problem or tragedy. One such event which displays Romeo’s fickleness is his sudden desire for Juliet despite having fedelings for Rosaline. In the start of the play, he mourned for Rosaline’s love by dramatically expressing in oxymorons: “Oh heavy lightness! Serious vanity”. But in a few minutes is excited to attend the Capulet ball in hopes

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