Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Romeo
- What does Romeo do in the play?
- infatuated with Rosaline who doesn't return his love
- falls inlove with Juliet at Capulet's party
- proclaims his love for Juliet in the balcony scene
- marries Juliet
- kills Tybalt in a duel and is exiled to Mantua
- returns to Verona because he thinks Juliet is dead
- kills Paris and dies in Juliet's tomb
- his importance to the play
- He is central to the plot
through his relationship with
Juliet
- many of his decisions govern the action in the play
- going to Capulet's party against
his better judgement where he
meets Juliet
- avenge Mercutio's death leads to his
banishment
- desperate plan him and Juliet
follow to reunite which ends
in their death
- quotes
- 'Here's much to do with hate, but more with love' (Romeo, Act 1 Scene 1)
- Romeo’s feelings and emotions about Rosaline not
loving him back. Links in with Juliet as he hates that he
loves her because they share a forbidden love.
Juxtaposition
- ‘Oh, I am fortune’s fool’ (Romeo)
- Though avenging Mercutio's death, he realises
too late that Tybalt's death will make it
impossible for him to be open about his
marriage to Juliet. Links in with the theme of
fate
- ‘It seems she hangs upon the
cheek of night. As a rich jewel in
an Ethiop's ear --’ (Romeo)
- Similie comparing Juliet to a
jewel. Juliet is beautiful and
stands out from the crowd. She
is impressive, rare and valuable
in an emotional sense. Black
African slaves would wear
jewelery of their masters to
impress others
- ‘Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw
true beauty till this night.’ (Romeo)
- Wasn't really inlove with Rosaline, "Young
men's love then lies Not truly in their
hearts, but in their eyes"
- ‘I defy you, stars!’ (Romeo)
- Romeo no longer believes in
fate. Constant reference to
stars, "star-crossed lovers" in
prologue. Angry and upset
about Juliet's supposed death.