Rosaline

or not they are really in love. Many people believe the only reason Romeo forgets about Rosaline is because she refuses to sleep with him. In my opinion this is not the case. Romeo’s previous infatuation with Rosaline does not discredit his love for Juliet because his infatuation with Rosaline was just that, infatuation. Before getting into why Romeo was in love with juliet, and merely infatuated with Rosaline, we should analyze his character. Shakespeare built his character in a way that he is…

In the play, we see that Romeo is in ‘love’ with Rosaline, although when reading the play, you will see that romeos love for her is actually just a fake love based on looks and the thought of love. At first, we learn that Romeo is very sad over Rosaline and is having a very hard time getting over her. When talking to his cousin Benvolio he explains to him how he is very sad and depressed because Rosaline does not want to be in a relationship with him but he wants to be in one with her. We then…

bring all the events together in the major plot to keep the readers interested. Romeo is hopeless in finding love, believing that he will not find another girl like Rosaline, expressing how he feels about his love towards Rosaline. In the last scene of Act 1 Scene 2, Benvolio tells Romeo that he should not go to the feast to get Rosaline back, he should go to the feast to find other beauties, " With all the admired beauties of Verona: Go thither; and, with unattained eye, compare her face with…

madly in love with another girl, Rosaline. But as soon as he saw Juliet he forgot about Rosaline. At the beginning of the story, Romeo was lovesick, but he knew he could not win Rosaline over. According to the play "Well, in that hit you miss. She'll not be hit. With Cupid's arrow She hath Dian's wit. And, in strong proof of chastity well-armed from love's weak childish bow, she lives uncharmed…" (1.1.199-203.) In other words, Romeo was truly in love with Rosaline, but he knew he can never win…

towards to the unresponsive Rosaline through dramatic expressions in his sonnets. He woefully cries over his unrequited lover, Rosaline, describing his state of mind through oxymoron’s like “O brawling love…O loving hate”. His exaggerated language…

in love with Rosaline but she does not return him her love. Meantime Romeo is really anguished and tries to find out the way for her to love him. On the other side Rosaline stand for an unseen character in the play, but she is very important for the whole story. And if it was not for Rosaline, Romeo would never meet Juliet. However he wants to sneak into the Capulet party in order to meet Rosaline. Unfortunately the destiny likes to play with people and instead of meeting with Rosaline, Romeo…

To argue the difference in the love between Romeo and Rosaline and the love between Romeo and Juliet is a very difficult thing. Upon taking a closer look at this topic, it is evident that many similarities outweigh the differences between these two loves, and the only thing to contrast between them is perhaps Romeo’s actions. Romeo is young still, in an age range of about 18 to 21, and he is still a maturing young adult. His feelings are mainly led by the hormones raging in his body, which…

obsessed with a girl named Rosaline and was sure that no girl was more beautiful than her. However, when Romeo went to the capulets party and first saw Juliet, he fell in love and forgot all about Rosaline, so clearly the love for Rosaline was not strong because Romeo instantly fell in love with another girl. In act one scene two Romeo said “One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun/Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun” meaning that he positive he is in love with Rosaline and won't…

relevant in even from the very first act to show Romeo’s affections towards Juliet and Rosaline. For example, as Benvolio tells Romeo to go to the Capulet’s party to seek new love, Romeo replies by saying ”One fairer then my love! The all-seeing sun/ Ne’er saw her match from since first the world begun.”(1.2.94-95). Romeo is saying that even the bright, long lasting sun hasn’t seen someone as perfect as Rosaline. By saying that no one ever has matched Rosaline’s beauty, his love for her is…

by William Shakespeare, Romeo’s love for Rosaline rapidly changed to a strong love for Juliet, showing that Shakespeare seeks to inform readers that Romeo acts before he thinks and gives readers the impression that when it comes to love those who are impulsive are not really in love. During the events in Act II, Romeo soon forgets his Rosaline, “Is Rosaline, that thou didst love do dear…” (Act II, Scene 3 line 72). Romeo was so deeply in love with Rosaline that he had no eyes for anyone else…