Thursday, November 1, 2007

Rambunctious Romeo

"O, wilt thou leave me so unsatisfied?" (II, ii, 125)

Romeo is the type of person that likes to rush into relationships, and he expects a lot from Juliet. The first time Romeo and Juliet talk alone, Romeo wants many things from her. Before leaving Juliet's home in Act II scene ii, he states that he feels unsatisfied. She questions what satisfaction he wants, and he replies with, "The exhcange of thy love's faithful vow for mine." I feel that Romeo takes it a little too fast, and before even getting to know Juliet, he asks her to marry him. He falls for Juliet's looks more than her personalitly and passion for him. Romeo loves Juliet a lot, nut at the same time, he is a shallow person. Although I feel Romeo falls for Juliet partly because of her looks, he still has strong feelings for her and he ends up killing himself because of her. He is emotionaly attached to Juliet and loves her very much. This is why Romeo and Juliet end up dying. They rush into the relationship and try to get married when they hardly know each other and are very young. If Romeo waited longer before marrying Juliet, the plot would have been effected greatly. Romeo would not have ever talked to Friar Lawrence about the marraige, which then would not have gotten Friar directly involved in the family feud. Romeo being rambunctious makes the story of Romeo and Juliet interesting.

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