Romeo and Juliet Essay
In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the main characters mature greatly throughout the course of the play. The characters grow from being immature children, to making dire decisions, to deciding their own fate. Romeo and Juliet begin the play being immature kids who don’t know what “love” is. Soon the lovers begin to make decisions that change their lives, and then they end up making even more sophisticated decisions that decide their fate. In the beginning of the play Romeo and Juliet are immature children who try to act like they know what true love really is. Young, immature Romeo says, “... Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight,/ For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night” (Shakespeare 1.5.50-51). Romeo shows his idea of love isn’t the same as an …show more content…
Before fighting with Paris at the Capulet tomb, Romeo says, “Put not another sin upon my head/ By urging me to fury. O, be gone!/ Bynheaven, I love thee better than myself,/ For I come hither armed against myself./ Stay not, be gone. Live, and hereafter say/ A madman’s mercy bid thee run away” (Shakespeare 5.3.69-74). Romeo shows his maturity in this quote because he tells Paris he doesn't want to commit another crime, he just wants to kill himself and be buried with Juliet. Even though Paris is being rude to Romeo, he tries to keep calm. Romeo shows respect for Paris even though Paris was about to marry his beloved Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet start out as immature children who think they know what love is. Towards the middle of the play, the two lovers start to make more mature decisions but still make some immature ones too. The immature decisions cause them to run into trouble along the way. In the end, the lovers make adult decisions that decide their fate. The “star-crossed lovers” knew they would die, but to them their love for each other meant more to them than their own
In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the main characters mature greatly throughout the course of the play. The characters grow from being immature children, to making dire decisions, to deciding their own fate. Romeo and Juliet begin the play being immature kids who don’t know what “love” is. Soon the lovers begin to make decisions that change their lives, and then they end up making even more sophisticated decisions that decide their fate. In the beginning of the play Romeo and Juliet are immature children who try to act like they know what true love really is. Young, immature Romeo says, “... Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight,/ For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night” (Shakespeare 1.5.50-51). Romeo shows his idea of love isn’t the same as an …show more content…
Before fighting with Paris at the Capulet tomb, Romeo says, “Put not another sin upon my head/ By urging me to fury. O, be gone!/ Bynheaven, I love thee better than myself,/ For I come hither armed against myself./ Stay not, be gone. Live, and hereafter say/ A madman’s mercy bid thee run away” (Shakespeare 5.3.69-74). Romeo shows his maturity in this quote because he tells Paris he doesn't want to commit another crime, he just wants to kill himself and be buried with Juliet. Even though Paris is being rude to Romeo, he tries to keep calm. Romeo shows respect for Paris even though Paris was about to marry his beloved Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet start out as immature children who think they know what love is. Towards the middle of the play, the two lovers start to make more mature decisions but still make some immature ones too. The immature decisions cause them to run into trouble along the way. In the end, the lovers make adult decisions that decide their fate. The “star-crossed lovers” knew they would die, but to them their love for each other meant more to them than their own