We also learn that he is quick to fall in love, as he is a very passionate character. This is apparent when he speaks to Juliet; “My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” This shows Romeo telling Juliet he is ready to kiss her, whilst comparing his lips to “two blushing pilgrims”. Just a few scenes before this, we saw Romeo telling Benvolio just how in love with Rosaline he was, this shows how quickly he moved on and although he believed he would never love another girl, when he saw Juliet, all thoughts of Rosaline were gone. This idea is confirmed with the line; “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne 'er saw true beauty till this night.” He is speaking to one of the Capulet servants, and announcing that he has never seen anybody so beautiful, and he didn’t truly know what love was until this moment. However, this also presents Romeo as a fairly fickle character in the sense that he changed his opinions all of the time, and his instantaneous love for Juliet presents us with the idea his love is not genuine, and he fell in love with her looks over her personality. This section of act one scene five dominates the rest, from what we know, neither Romeo nor Juliet had
We also learn that he is quick to fall in love, as he is a very passionate character. This is apparent when he speaks to Juliet; “My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” This shows Romeo telling Juliet he is ready to kiss her, whilst comparing his lips to “two blushing pilgrims”. Just a few scenes before this, we saw Romeo telling Benvolio just how in love with Rosaline he was, this shows how quickly he moved on and although he believed he would never love another girl, when he saw Juliet, all thoughts of Rosaline were gone. This idea is confirmed with the line; “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne 'er saw true beauty till this night.” He is speaking to one of the Capulet servants, and announcing that he has never seen anybody so beautiful, and he didn’t truly know what love was until this moment. However, this also presents Romeo as a fairly fickle character in the sense that he changed his opinions all of the time, and his instantaneous love for Juliet presents us with the idea his love is not genuine, and he fell in love with her looks over her personality. This section of act one scene five dominates the rest, from what we know, neither Romeo nor Juliet had