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What does Romeo do in the play? |
* He falls in love with Juliet at the ball (I.5).
* He proclaims his love for Juliet in the balcony scene (II.2). * He marries Juliet (II.6). * He kills Tybalt in a duel and is exiled (III.1). * He returns to Verona unaware of Juliet's true state (V.1). * He kills Paris and dies in Juliet's tomb (V.3). |
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WHO IS ROMEO? |
Romeo Montague is the son of an important Veronese family. He is a serious young man, as much inclined to act with his heart as with his head, and completely committed to Juliet. |
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Romeo 'Verona brags of him / To be a virtuous and well-governed youth.' Capulet (I.5.67–8) |
He has a good reputation and is held in high esteem. |
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Romeo 'Why, is not this better now than groaning for love? Now art thou sociable; now art thou Romeo!' Mercutio (II.4.81–2) |
Romeo begins the play depressed and love-sick, but Juliet's love transforms and re-awakens him. |
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Romeo
'O, I am fortune's fool!' Romeo (III.1.132) |
When he rashly kills Tybalt in revenge he realises he has behaved stupidly and has lost control of his destiny. |
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Romeo '... I still will stay with thee, / And never from this palace of dim night / Depart again.' Romeo (V.3.106–8) |
Romeo is loving, loyal and devoted to Juliet – so much so that he kills himself in order to stay by her side forever. |
