Romeo Character Analysis
Romeo, in Romeo and Juliet, does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion that he kills himself when he believes that the object of his love, Juliet, has died.
It is possible to describe Romeo as lacking the capacity for moderation. Love compels him to sneak into the garden of his enemy’s daughter, risking death simply to catch a glimpse of her. Anger compels him to kill his wife’s cousin in a reckless duel to avenge the death of his friend. Despair compels him to suicide upon hearing of Juliet’s death. Such extreme behaviour dominates Romeo’s character throughout the play and contributes to the ultimate tragedy that befalls the lovers. Had Romeo restrained himself from killing Tybalt, or waited even one day before killing himself after hearing the news of Juliet’s death, matters might have ended happily.
Response To Romeo Character Analysis
The writer of this analysis thinks that Romeo’s youthful aspects (indecision, impulse, grand/rash gestures) stay with him throughout the play, that they are his flaws and that he doesn’t change. Examples that show this are the phrases “...risking death simply to catch a glimpse of her” and “Such extreme behaviour dominates Romeo’s character throughout the play...”, which prove that the writer thinks that Romeo is limited by his flaws throughout the play.
Romeo, in Romeo and Juliet, does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion that he kills himself when he believes that the object of his love, Juliet, has died.
It is possible to describe Romeo as lacking the capacity for moderation. Love compels him to sneak into the garden of his enemy’s daughter, risking death simply to catch a glimpse of her. Anger compels him to kill his wife’s cousin in a reckless duel to avenge the death of his friend. Despair compels him to suicide upon hearing of Juliet’s death. Such extreme behaviour dominates Romeo’s character throughout the play and contributes to the ultimate tragedy that befalls the lovers. Had Romeo restrained himself from killing Tybalt, or waited even one day before killing himself after hearing the news of Juliet’s death, matters might have ended happily.
Response To Romeo Character Analysis
The writer of this analysis thinks that Romeo’s youthful aspects (indecision, impulse, grand/rash gestures) stay with him throughout the play, that they are his flaws and that he doesn’t change. Examples that show this are the phrases “...risking death simply to catch a glimpse of her” and “Such extreme behaviour dominates Romeo’s character throughout the play...”, which prove that the writer thinks that Romeo is limited by his flaws throughout the play.
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