Romeo Character Analysis

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  • Created on: 09-05-17 18:37
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  • Romeo Character Analysis
    • Passionate
      • "Henceforth I will never be Romeo" - Act 2, Scene 2
        • First meeting with Juliet & already willing to dishonour his family name to advocate for a love with Juliet
          • Montagues were wealthy ('Lord' and 'Lady')
            • Purpose: Shows extreme disrespect in Elizabethan era & emphasises Romeo's genuine love
              • First meeting with Juliet & already willing to dishonour his family name to advocate for a love with Juliet
                • Montagues were wealthy ('Lord' and 'Lady')
                  • Purpose: Shows extreme disrespect in Elizabethan era & emphasises Romeo's genuine love
      • Changeable
        • Originally a Petrarchan lover
          • "Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health" - Act 1, Scene 1
            • Oxymorons highlight his confusion & misunderstanding of love with feelings that aren't reciprocated
              • "This love feel I, that feel no love in this"
            • "Cold fire"
              • 'fire' connotes heat and burning = strong passion for Rosaline but cold nothingness returned
              • He feels 'cold' and empty with no love from Rosaline yet burned by Rosaline's rejection - emotional juxtaposition
          • Evident change with:
            • "Did my heart love till now?"
            • "I ne'er saw true beauty till this night"
            • "I have forgot that name (Rosaline) and that name's woe"
      • Impulsive
        • "Then I defy you, stars!"
        • "Tempt not a desperate man"
          • 'desperate' illustrates Romeo's mental state & emotions

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