William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

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William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet The name Romeo, in popular culture, has become synonymous with

"lover". Romeo

Montague, in William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' does indeed

experience a

love of such purity and passion which drives him to death, when he

believes the

object of his love, Juliet Capulet, has died. Emotions and changes are

conveyed in Romeo's use of language and his gestured. It is the scenes

in which Romeo and Juliet are together that I shall study in the

following essay to show Romeo's changes and how Shakespeare's language

is used to show this.

At the beginning of the play, Romeo pines for Rosaline, proclaiming

her to be the paragon of all women and despairing at her indifference

towards him. Romeo's Rosaline-induced histronics seem rather juvenile.

Romeo is a great reader of love poetry and the portrayal of his love

for Rosaline suggests he is trying to re-create feelings about which

he has read. He is the epitome of the Elizabethan courtly lover who

wallows in self-pity.

After first kissing Juliet, she tells him "You kiss by th' book" ,

meaning that he kisses according to the rules, and implying while

proficient, his kissing lacks originality. (I.V.107). In reference to

Rosaline. It seems Romeo loves by the book.

It is love which causes Romeo to change his beliefs and his actions.

In Romeo and Juliet, love is at first portrayed as a violent ecstatic

overpowering force which supersedes all other values, loyalties and

emotions. Romeo's language when pining for Rosaline is certainly fu...

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and flawless. Romeo asks for Tybalt's forgiveness, so that his sins

will not go with him to the next life, he shows maturity, he asks lost

of questions with no answers, because he can not believe she is not

alive. He is jealous of death, who has a bigger hold over Juliet than

him. He compares the tomb to a palace, because in it he will finally

be with Juliet, he take control of his own destiny and Shagspear uses

the rule of 3 eyes arms lips building to a merging sensual desire and

spiritual love for her in the climax. Devotion and desire without

Juliet, he's life is worthless, he is mature, acting alone to a steady

pace. When talking about the possiion he compares his body to a shit

and the poison the pilot who will take him to the next life. He tosses

off Juliet one last time and dies with her name on his lips.

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