Romeo And Benvolio

His cousin, Benvolio begs him to forget to think about Rosaline by “examining other beauties” (Shakespeare 1.1.219). Romeo reveals emotional immaturity by being irrational, as to believing that he has no control over his own emotions. He relies on Benvolio to give him advice and comfort during his emotional breakdown. This same approach that Romeo makes about love, affects the outcome of the play as he decides to kill himself over Juliet’s death. In addition, Romeo acts immature when he suddenly changes his romantic desire from Rosaline to Juliet. Romeo appears to be a dreamer as he is deeply in love with Rosaline, and thinks that there is no “one fairer than his love” and that the “all-seeing sun never saw her match since first the world begun” (Shakespeare 1.2. 94-95). While attending the Capulet feast, he notices a “lady that doth enrich the hand of yonder knight” and that “doth teaches the torches to burn bright” (Shakespeare 1.5. 40, 42). He quickly directs his emotions and love towards Juliet by “never seeing a true beauty till this night (Shakespeare 1.5.51). Romeo contradicts his initial thoughts about Rosaline by falling in love with Juliet, therefore revealing his naïve and

Romeo is portrayed as an emotional and reckless character. His friend Mercutio and Fr. Lawrence comment on Romeo’s fickle attitude when he immediately falls in love with Juliet completely forgetting about Rosaline, his first love. Romeo quotes,” Did my heart love until now? Foreswear it sight, for I never saw true beauty until this night”. His love for Rosaline was superficial. Juliet transforms Romeo’s immature and erotic infatuation to true and constant love. After meeting Juliet he matures very quickly. Maybe Romeo’s love for Juliet is so intense because unlike Rosaline, Juliet reciprocates his

In the novel Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Benvolio have a conversation that reveals an abundance of information about Romeos character, and his current state of mind. Benvolio starts the conversation by greeting Romeo. At this point is where we start to notice that Romeo is not acting like his normal self. “Ay me! Sad hours seem long” [I, 1, 153]. This piece of evidence confirms that Romeo is depressed.

Moreover, Romeo through his infatuation with Rosaline learned valuable lessons that help him come to appreciate and understand the feelings he experiences with Juliet. Romeo felt rejection, sorrow, and misery from his infatuation with Rosaline which is seen when he is talking to Benvolio, “In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman” this particular quote shows the sadness or sorrow he feels from the feelings for Rosaline (1.1.201). Also when he says “She hath forsworn to love”, the words Romeo speaks allow it to be inferred that his feelings for her have been rejected (1.1.220). “At the opening of the play [Romeo] is maundering about like an erotic woman novelist, sighing and groaning because Rosaline will not listen to his tenders of affection” revealing that Romeo’s love was rejected and was upset because of this, allowing him to learn these feelings and what it is like to be rejected by the one he had feelings for (Northwood 19). Due to having felt these emotions from his infatuation, when he finds his love for Juliet and receives love and acceptance from her. Since he went so long, feeling sorrow and rejection when he finally finds Juliet, he can fully appreciate the love and acceptance he is given which intensifies his love for her and does the opposite of weakening the credibility of his love. Through his infatuation with Rosaline, he was able to grow as a person and become able to fully commit to his love for Juliet.

However, at the party he meets Juliet for the first time, and immediately falls in love with her: “Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! / For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” Romeo, who was in love with Rosaline until a moment ago, completely forgets about her and is now all focused on Juliet. But what is very surprising is not the fact that he is in love with his enemy’s daughter, the astonishing thing is the speed at which he falls in love with her. Soon, in fact, he and Juliet kiss each other: “Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged.” However, Romeo’s characteristics to love so deeply Juliet is just a symbol of his lacking the capacity of moderation for intense feelings of all kind. Had Romeo stopped himself from being so deeply caught up by Juliet’s beauty, the tragedy would have never happened.

At the beginning of the play, Romeo is infatuated with Rosaline. When Montague’s nephew, Benvolio, comes home from a fight with the Capulets’ servants, his aunt Lady Montague tells him about how her son Romeo, has been in a melancholic mood, walking alone in the gardens. Benvolio promises Lady Montague that he would find out what is troubling his cousin, Romeo. Not one who is interested in fighting, Romeo is preoccupied by what he thinks is love and begins to confide in Benvolio that he is madly in love

Romeo seems to be miserable as he is in love with Rosaline yet Rosaline is not in love with him. Once Romeo learns that the Capulet’s are holding a party at which Rosaline is attending he risks his life just to be with the one he loves. Romeo is passionate for love.

“Romeo: Tut! I have lost myself; I am not here: This is not Romeo, he’s some other where. Benvolio: Tell me in sadness, who is that you love? Romeo: What, shall I groan and tell thee? Benvolio: Groan? Why, no; But sadly tell me who. Romeo: Bid a sick man in sadness make his will. Ah, word ill urged to one that is so ill! In sadness cousin, I do love a woman.” (1.1.190-197) In the quote, Benvolio can see that Romeo is distraught, and attempts to find what is bothering him. Romeo is saddened by being denied the love of Rosaline, who he believed to be his true love. Instead of attempting to resolve the issue in their relationship, he quickly turned and dramatically spoke of her to Benvolio. This is just one of the many examples of impulsivity in adolescence in the play of Romeo and Juliet.

Romeo is a character who shows pain, grief, and empathy towards many characters. For example, when Benvolio asks Romeo what is wrong, Romeo states, “This love that thou hast shown / Doth add more grief to too much of mine own” (1.1.188-189). Romeo’s caring and loving and is revealed in these lines. The way Romeo acts when Benvolio cries displays an empathetic side of Romeo. In addition, when Romeo explains to Benvolio all he has done by stating that, “ She will not stay the siege of loving terms, / Nor bide th’ encounter of assailing eyes, / Nor ope her lap to saint-seducing gold” (1.1.214-216). These lines help understand the determination of Romeo and all he does to get something or someone he wants. The way he offers his love words and

Romeo's “love” for Juliet and vice versa is not true love. For Romeo the “love” he feels for Juliet is not true, it is his heartbroken heart manifesting itself after he is rejected by Rosalin. In fact the only reason he goes to the party where he meets Juliet is because he thinks that Rosalin might be there. This quote from

Friar Lawrence is shocked to know that Romeo is in love with someone after he was so passionate about another girl the day before. At first, he does not agree to marry them but does it anyway with a hidden agenda of fixing the feud. Friar Laurence proclaims, "Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear, / So soon forsaken? Young men’s love then lies/ Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes." (2.3.66-69). Friar Laurence soon sees how passionate they are and agree to help them reunite towards the end. The other half of this power couple, Juliet rebels against her family when she shares her strong disagreement about getting married to Paris. Her family threatens to disown her, but she feels her commitment and love for Romeo is something worth fighting for.

As both characters seem to feel love and adoration between each other, attention on   Romeos abrupt love and obsession with Rosaline poses the subject of Romeos possible lack

Love is not always easy and is often times painful. This is true for Romeo and Juliet in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. Without Benvolio's help, Romeo and Juliet would have never met; therefore, Benvolio deserves Romeo's recognition. First, Benvolio talks to Romeo about why Romeo is always mournful.

Romeo was infatuated with Rosaline, who paid no attention to him whatsoever, which in turn made Romeo depressed and desperate for mutual feelings. His friend, Benvolio, tells Romeo to go to the party to get over his love-sick feelings for Rosaline, and at said party he sees Juliet, a “Saint/Angel” — words he would have used for Rosaline. Romeo immediately becomes obsessed with Juliet despite declaring his love to

Romeo’s attitude for his love to Rosaline is very insincere and it is related to being depressing and dark. However we see the contrast later on the play, between how his love for Rosaline is related to darkness and how his love to Juliet is described as being light and